 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...'d, Not for Refleftion of his Face, But of his Voice, the Boy had burn'd. Waller. X. Ode. Of Wit. i. TELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, * Thou who Mafter art of it. For ti\s.firlt Matter loves Variety left •, Left Women love't, either in Love or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...head of it, And, whilft with wearied fteps we upward go, See us, and clouds, below. O 9 E. OF WIT. TELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, Thou who mafter art of it : For the firft matter loves variety lefs ; Lefs women love .'t, either in love or... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...head of it, And, whilft with wearied fteps we upward gOj See us, and clouds, below. ODE. ODE. OF WIT. TELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, Thou who mafter art of it ? For the firft matter loves variety lefs ; Lefs women love 't, either in love or... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...steps we upward go, See us, and clouds, below. ODE. OF WIT. TELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, A thousand different shapes it bears, Comely in thousand...is now, Like spirits, in a place we know not how. X London, that vents of false ware so much store, In no ware deceives us more ; For men, led by the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...flourishing head of it, And, whilst with wearied steps we upward go, See us, and clouds, below. ODE. ' THELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, Thou who master...For the first matter loves variety less ; Less women lovo 't, either in love or dress. A thousand different shapes it bears, Comely in thousand shapes appears.... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 490 pages
...And, whilst with wearied steps we upward go. See us, and clouds, below. ODE. OF WIT. 'TELL me, O teli; what kind of thing is Wit, Thou who master art of...For the first matter loves variety less ; Less women love 't, either in love or dress* A thousand different shapes it bears, Comely in thousand shapes appears.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...flourishing head of it, And, whilst with wearied steps we upwards 'e, See us, and clouds, below. ODE. OF WIT. TELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, Thou who...For the first matter loves variety less; Less women love 't, either in love or dress. A thousand different shapes it bears, Comely in thousand shapes appears.... | |
 | 1816 - 764 pages
...not itfelf. Bramball. Will our great anger learn to (loop fo low ? I know it cannot. • • Cowley. Tell me, O tell, what kind of thing is wit, Thou who mafter art of it. • Cowley. • His fon, it may be, 'dreads no harm ; Put kindly waits his father'*... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 810 pages
...not itfelf. Bramball. Will our great anger learn to ftpop fo low ? I know it cannot. , ' " . Coiv/ey. Tell me, O tell, what kind of thing is wit; Thou who matter art of it. ' ' . 'Caviley., His fon, it may be, dreads no harm ; But kindly waits his father's'... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 306 pages
...flourishing head of it, And, whilst with wearied steps we upward go, See us, and clouds, below. ODE. OF WIT. TELL me, O tell, what kind of thing is Wit, Thou who...appears. Yonder we saw it plain; and here 't is now, London, that vents of false ware so much store, In no ware deceives us more ; For men, led by the colour... | |
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Women love't, either in Love or Dress. A thousand different shapes it bears, Comely in thousand shapes appears. Yonder we saw it plain ; and here 'tis now, Like Spirits in a Place, we know not How. 
