 This day, black Omens threat the brightest Fair, That e'er deserv'da watchful spirit's care; Some dire disaster, or by force, or slight; But what, or where, the fates have wrapt in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China...  History of English Literature - Page 204by Hippolyte Taine - 1871Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...some frail china-jar receive a flaw : Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 426 pages
...in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, 105 Or some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 428 pages
...in- night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, 105 Or some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 pages
...naturally led the Poet into this fine satire on the female estimate of human mischances. Warburton, Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 400 pages
...naturally led the Poet into this fine satire on the female estimate of human mischances. Warburton. Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...some frail China-jar receive a flaw, Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, isapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggar Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fa!^ Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair :... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...some frail china jar receive a flaw : Or etain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock tmwt fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...some frail china-jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...havewrapp'd in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail china-jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; [fall. Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...some frail china-jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has deem'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
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