 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
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1837 - 252 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, unaaected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Sir John William Kaye - 1854 - 638 pages
...to me the important part of Miss Marcia ; but whenever Juba began to recite the lines: ' The lovely Marcia towers above her sex — True, she is fair, oh how divinely fair,' the boys were all in a titter, and I was forcibly reminded of the small-pox. It was cruel to make me... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 596 pages
...Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Mareia 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 - 1853 - 600 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 fair!) I CATO. 403 But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And... | |
 | Aesopus - 1859 - 226 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... | |
 | Aesopus - 1861 - 254 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 1 But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom. And sanctity... | |
 | Aesop - 1863 - 372 pages
...that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and pulls 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... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 692 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... | |
 | Aesop - 1865 - 338 pages
...tliat 1 admire. Beauty soon grows tainiliar 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... | |
 | Aesop - 1865 - 340 pages
...Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Maroia 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... | |
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