 If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts ; The letters, embassies, and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and perjuries (Numberless, nameless, mysteries...  The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse - Page 61by Abraham Cowley - 1809Full view - About this book
 | William Michael Rossetti - 1878 - 510 pages
...Jane, and Audria ; And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catharine. And then a long et ccetera. But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...their state, The powder, patches, and the pins, The ribands, jewels, and the rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things, That make up all their magazines... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 842 pages
...pretty Thomasine, And then another Catherine, And then a long * et cetera.' But should I now to yon relate The strength and riches of their state, The...and keep men's hearts ; The letters, embassies, and Bpies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and perjuries, Numberless, nameless... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 pages
...and Audria,; And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catharine, And then a long et ccetera. 11 But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...their state, The powder, patches, and the pins, The ribands, jewels, and the ring-s The lace, the paint, and warlike things, That make up all their magazines:... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...Jane, and Andria ; And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catharine, And then a long et ccetera. But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...and warlike things, That make up all their magazines ; The letter, embassies, and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and... | |
 | H. L. Sidney Lear - 1882 - 200 pages
...Jane, and Andria ; And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Katharine, And then a long et ca;tera. But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...their state, The powder, patches, and the pins, The ribbands, jewels, and the rings, The lace, the paint, and -warlike things, That make up all their magazines... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1883 - 544 pages
...Jane, and Audria, And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catherine, And then a long et cetera. But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...their state, The powder, patches, and the pins, The ribands, jewels, and the rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things, That make up all their magazines... | |
 | Great Britain - 1884 - 370 pages
...against the folly of the time was Cowley, who, referring to the adornments of ladies, mentions — •' The powder patches and the pins, The ribbons, jewels,...warlike things That make up all their magazines." The lace merchants appear to have had a hard time of it, for many of the conspicuous persons in society... | |
 | Sir Henry Taylor - 1885 - 388 pages
...not now ;—I have made far too long a muster-roll already, and if I were to go to the women and— If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts— You know what follows :— And all the little lime twigs laid By Machiavel the waiting-maid, 1 more... | |
 | Sir Henry Taylor - 1885 - 308 pages
...or not now ; I have made far too long a muster-roll already, and if I were to go to the women, and ' If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts'— You know what follows: 'And all the little lime-twigs laid By Machiavel the waiting-maid, I more voluminous... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1890 - 976 pages
...Jane, and Andria ; And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catharine, And then a long et cœlera. But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts ; The letter, embassies, and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, The quarrels, tears, and perjuries... | |
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