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" Her lips were red ; and one was thin, Compared to that was next her chin, Some bee had stung it newly ; But, Dick, her eyes so guard her face, I durst no more upon them gaze, Than on the sun in July. "
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper - Page 498
by Alexander Chalmers - 1810
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The Works of Sir John Suckling: Containing His Poems, Letters and Plays

Sir John Suckling - 1709 - 392 pages
...Night. • Her Cheeks fo rare a white was on, • No Dazy makes Comparifon, ( Who fees them is undone J For Streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a Katherine Pear, The Side that's next the Sun. Her Lips were red, and one was thin Compar'd to that...
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The first (-sixth) part of Miscellany poems, publ. by Mr. Dryden, Part 1

Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...And you (hall do't at Night. Her Cheeks fo rare a white was on, No Dazy makes Comparifon, , (Who fees them is undone) For Streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a Catherine Pear, The Side that's next tke Sun.; Her Lips were red, and one was thin Compar'd to that...
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...And you (hall do't at Night. Her Checks fo rare a whire was on, No Dazy makes Comparifon, (Who fees them is undone) For Streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a Kjtberine Pear, The Side thar's next the Slut. Her Lips were red, and one was thin Compar'd to that...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...Her cheeks fo rare a white was on, No daify makes companion, (Who fees them is undone) For ftreaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a cath'rine pear, (The fide that's next the fun). Her lips were red, and one was thin, Compar'd to that was next her chin...
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...look'd as who should say, I will do what I list to-day, Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisy makes comparison, (Who sees them is undone) For streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a Catherine pear (The side that's next the sun). Her lips were red, and one was thin, Compar'd to that...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...do what I list to-day, " And you shall do 't at night." Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisy makes comparison, (Who sees them is undone ;) For...streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a catherine pear (The side that's next the sun). Her lips were red, and one was thin, Compar'd to that...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: The ..., Volume 1

Ben Jonson - 1811 - 790 pages
...furnished Sur John Suckling with a very pretty allusion, in his descriptiorj of tb« rural bride : " For streaks of red were mingled there, " Such as are on a Cathariu-pear, " The side that's next the sun." Lad. Marry, and I will, sir. Since you provoke- me...
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English 18th Century Dances, Volume 1

1812 - 356 pages
...of the 17th century. These two verses are admirable— Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisy makes comparison, Who sees them is undone ; For streaks of red were mingled there, Such as are on a Katharine pear, The side that's next the sun. Her lips were red, and one was thin, Compar'd to that...
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Kisses:: Being a Poetical Translation of the Basia of Joannes Secundus ...

Janus (Secundus) - 1812 - 222 pages
...be best translated by applying Suckling's beautiful description of a lip, in the following stanza : Her lips were red ; and one was thin, Compar'd to that was next her ehin; Some bee had stung it newly ; Bat (Dick) her eyes so guard her face, 1 durst no more upon them...
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The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and ...

1812 - 432 pages
...copied Nature — I particularly admire Hies* two verses : Her cheeks so rare a white was on, .No daisy makes comparison, Who sees them is undone ; For streaks of red were mingled there, NIK li as are on a Katherine pear, The side that's ue.xt the nun. Her lips were red, and one was thin,...
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