 Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were : no luxury found room In low-rooft houfes,' and bare walls of lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twas light...  The Accomplish'd Woman - Page 157by Jacques Du Bosc - 1753Full view - About this book
 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pages
...Guilt gives 'em Courage to maintain their Fault. You ask from whence proceed thefemonftrous Crimes ? Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times> Our Matrons were : No Luxury found room In low-rooft Houies, and bare Walls of Lome; Their Hands with Labour harden 'd while 'twas Light, And... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...Guilt gives them courage to maintain their fault. You afk from whence proceed thefe monftrous crimes ? Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were: no luxury found room In low-rooft houfes, and bare walls of lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twaslight, And frugal... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...Guilt gives them courage to maintain their fault. You afk from whence proceed thefe monftroua crimes ? Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were: no luxury found room In low-rooft houfes, and bare walls of lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twaslight, And frugal... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 pages
...Guilt gives them courage to maintain their fault. You a£k. from whence proceed thefe monftrous crimes? Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were : no luxury found room In low-rooft houfes,' and bare walls of lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twas light, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...Guilt gives them courage to maintain their fault. You aflc from whence proceed thefe monftrous crimes*' Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were: no luxury found room In low-rooft houles, and bare walls of lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twas lightj A frugal... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...Guilt gives them courage to maintain their fault. You afk from whence proceed thefe monftrous crimes ? Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were: no luxury found room In low-rooft houfes, and bare walls of lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twas light, A frugal... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...give* i htm courage to maintain their f.inlt. You afk from whence proceed thcfe mtnflrous crime* j" Once poor, and therefore chafte, in former times, Our matrons were : no luxury fount! room In low ronft houfns, and hare walls ol lome ; Their hnnds with labour harden'd while 'twas... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...maintain their bult. You alk from whence proceed thcfe monftrous crimes ! Once poor, and therefore chaftc, in former times, Our matrons were : no luxury found room In low rooft houfes, ¿nd bare walls oi lome ; Their hands with labour harden'd while 'twas light, A frugal flccp... | |
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