 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 422 pages
...Sarah could hardly have taken to herself this last infelicitous line : " Superiors ? — death ! and equals ? — what a curse ; But an inferior not dependent...and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust. Last night her lord was all that's good and great, A knave this morning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - 656 pages
...equals ? what a curse ! But an inferior not dependant ? worse. 1 The Duchess of Montagu. — Warton. Offend her, and she knows not to forgive ; Oblige...and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust. 140 Last night, her lord was all that's good and great ; A knave... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - 532 pages
...turns, or soon or late ; Love, if it makes her yield, must make her hate ; Superiors ? death ! and equals ? — what a curse ! But an inferior not dependent?...her, and she knows not to forgive ; Oblige her, and she '11 hate you while you live : But die, and she '11 adore you — Then the bust And temple rise... | |
 | John Nichol - 1879 - 186 pages
...take the place of a syllable ; eg — "Spreads his | light wings || and | in a mom|ent flies." v " Offend her || and | she knows | not to | forgive....her |[ and | she'll hate | you while | you live." More than two unaccented syllables rarely come together in English, eg,- — In " merrily " every syllable... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 362 pages
...less known works. It is in the Moral Essays that he describes Atossa (the Duchess of Buckingham) : Offend her, and she knows not to forgive ; Oblige...you while you live ; But die, and she'll adore you ; — Chloe (the Countess of Suffolk) : Content to dwell in decencies for ever ; — Narcissa (the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1881 - 572 pages
...the pride of the Duchess of Buckingham are given in Walpole's letter to Mann, Christmas Eve, 1741. Offend her, and she knows not to forgive ; ' Oblige...and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust.' Last night, her lord was all that's good and great ; A knave this... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1881 - 570 pages
...of Buckingham are given in Walpole's letter to Mann, Christmas Eve, 1741. Offend her, aud she kuows not to forgive ; ' Oblige her, and she'll hate you...and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust.1 Last night, her lord was all that's good and great ; A knave this... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1881 - 738 pages
...has no rage like love to hatred turn'd, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorn'd. Congreve, M. Br. in. 1. Offend her, and she knows not to forgive ; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live. Pops. Disgust conceal'd Is oft-times proof of wisdom, when the fault Is obstinate, and cure beyond... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1881 - 608 pages
...Duchess of Buckingham are given in Walpole's letter to Mann, Christmas Eve, 1741. TO MARTHA BLOUXT. 105 Offend her, and she knows not to forgive ; ' Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live ; a But die, and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust.3 Last... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1882 - 632 pages
...has ever made. From loveless youth to unrespected age, No passion gratified, except her rage. . . . Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; Oblige her,...hate you while you live; But die, and she'll adore you—Then the bust And temple rise—then fall again to dust. . . . And yet, believe me, good as well... | |
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Offend her, and she knows not to forgive ; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live ; But die, and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust. Last night her lord was all that's good and great; A knave this morning,... 
