| John Gay - 1728 - 218 pages
...girl is feen With one who cures a lover's fpleen, We guefs her, not extreamly nice, And only wifli to know her price. Tis thus, that on the choice of...name depends. • A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoaky flame Sate hov'ring, pinch'd with age and froft; Her fhrivell'd hands, with... | |
| Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...modeft girl is feen With one who cures a lover's fpleen, We guefs her not extremely nice, And only wifh to know her price. 'Tis thus that on the choice of...evil name depends. A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoaky flame Sat hov'ring, pinch'd with age and froft; Her fhriveU'd hands, with veins... | |
| John Gay - 1737 - 418 pages
...girl is feen With one who cures a lover's fplecn, We guefs her, not extremely nice, And only wifti to know her price. Tis thus, that on the choice of friends Our goocf or evil name depends. A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoaky flame Sate hov'ring,... | |
| John Gay - 1770 - 204 pages
...modeft girl is feen With one who cures a lover's fpleen, We guefs her not extremely nice, And only wifh to know her price. 'Tis thus, that on the choice of...evil name depends. A wrinkled Hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoaky flame Sat hov'ring, pinch'd with age and froft ; Kcr fhrivell'd hands, with... | |
| John Gay - 1773 - 388 pages
...modeft girl is feen With one who cures a lover's fpken, We guefs her, not extremely nice, And only wifh to know her price. 'Tis thus, that on the choice of...evil name depends. A wrinkled Hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoaky flame Sat hov'ring, pinch'd with age and froft -, Her fhrivell'd hands, with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 362 pages
...girl is feen j With one who cures a lover's fpleen, We gaefs her not extremely nice, And only wifli to know her price. 'Tis thus that on the choice of friends Our good or evil name depends. . 10 A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoaky flame Sate hovering, pinch'd with age and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 pages
...girl is feen . j With one who cures a lover's fpleen, We guefs her not extremely nice, And only wifh to know her price. 'Tis thus that on the choice of friends Our good-or evil name depends. 10 A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame, Befule a little fmoaky flame Sate hovering,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 316 pages
...girl is feen 5 With one who cures a lover's fpleen, We guefs her not extremely nice, And only wrfh to know her price. 'Tis thus that on the choice of friends Our good or evil name depends. 10 A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame,. Befide a little finoaky flame Sat hovering, pinch'd with age and... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...modcft girl is fccn With one who cures a lover's fplcen, We guefs her not extremely nice, And only wim, ڎ V ߤ 8 тむ )"' 1791 ...Rivington" " Elegant extracts( #eat my dinner. Thi Beiide a little fmoky flame Sat hov'ring, pincli'd with age and froft : Her fiuivell'd hands, with... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...modcft girl is feen With one who cures a lover's fplccn, We gucfs her not extremely nice, And only wifli to know her price. Tis thus that on the choice of friends Our good or evil name depends. A wrinkl'd Hag, of wicked fame, Befide a little fmoky flame, Sat hov'ring, pinch'd with are and froft... | |
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