 Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear...  From 1772 to 1780 - Σελίδα 95των Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1815Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 σελίδες
...passage from .the same poet: Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends io make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-cy'd virgin steal a tear. The. first line in this passage, I say, must be pronounced with all... | |
 | Rachel Hunter - 1803 - 260 σελίδες
...laudable deprecation: 9 " Curst be l.he verse, how well soe'er it flow, " That tends to make one worthy man my foe; " Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, " Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear!" RACHEL HUNTER. Norwich, June I, 1803. A DIALOGUE • THE AUTHOR AND HER READER, MR. NOT-AT-ALL, By... | |
 | Rachel Hunter - 1803 - 260 σελίδες
...: • " Curst be the Verse, how well soe'er it flow, " That tends to make one worthy man my foe 5 " Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, " Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear!" BAC&EL HUNTER. Kbrwich, June 1, 1803. A DIALOGUE '. THE AUTHOR AND • HER READER, MR. NOT-AT-ALL,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 σελίδες
...valiant by despair. DnJ. Curst be ths verse, how well soe «r it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe ; Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the isfi-ey'A virgin steal a tear. Pofe. it. Mild ; gentle ; kind ; not severe. Would my heart were flint,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 σελίδες
...poetical friend Gay. 24. Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-ey'd virgin steal a tear !* M. DESPREAUX s'applaudissoit fort a 1'age de soixante & onze ans,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 σελίδες
...coxcomb knows me by my el) It Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-ey'd virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fallen worth,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 σελίδες
...coxcomb knows me by my style ? Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-ey'd virgin steal a tear ! Rut he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insult.i fall'n worth,... | |
 | W. A. Bryson - 1812 - 158 σελίδες
...POEMS, WA BRYSON, AB Sen. TCD Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed Virgin steal a tear. POPE. DUBLIN: Printed by Grcasberry and Campbell; JND sOLD Bg f TUJERT A\D EODGEI, CP ARCHER, AND W.... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1815 - 300 σελίδες
...rising morn beheld her as she mov'd. POPE. " CURST be the verse, how well so e'er it flow, " That tends to make one honest man my foe, " Give virtue, scandal ; innocence, a fear ; " Or from the soft-ey'd virgin steal a tear." Too well may be applied to this fine writer, the following imitation.... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1058 σελίδες
...poet, who exclaimed ; — Curst he the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe ; Give virtue scandal — innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear. How far Dr. Ledwich has been guided by this amiable propensity, may be easily ascertained, from the... | |
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