 Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex: True, she is fair (oh, how divinely fair!),...  The Relapse; Or, True and False Morality - Page 194by Relapse - 1824 - 209 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1797 - 462 pages
...grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia tow'rs above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely...But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffecled wisdom, And sanftity of manners ; Cato's soul Shines out in every thing... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense, The virtuous Marcia tow'rs above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely...But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of manners ; Cato's soul Shines out in every thing... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...that I admire ; Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex ; True, she is fair; (oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | 1803 - 440 pages
...that I admire ; , Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex. True, she is fair (Oh, how divinely fair!") But still the lovely maid improves her charm* \Vit\inward greatness, imaiiected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | 1804 - 510 pages
...that I admire : Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But slill the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pages
...that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lo\ er, Fades in his eyes, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex ; True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms, With inward greatness, unaflected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...that I admire : Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marria towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...that 1 admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls up-m the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : true, she is fair, (oh, how divinely fair!) but still the lovely maid improves her charms •with hi ward greatness, unaffected wisdom, and sanctity... | |
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