 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
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, William Calder - 1892 - 308 pages
...Later on Cowley tried to describe it, but had to acknowledge that it was beyond him. He says :— " But should I now to you relate The strength and riches...The lace, the paint, and warlike things That make up their magazines ; If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts, The letters, embassies,... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - 518 pages
...a 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...rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things, That made up all their magazines; If I should tell the politic arts To take and keep men's hearts ; The... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1895 - 672 pages
...and ANDRIA ; And then a pretty THOMASINE, And then another KATHERINE, And then a long Et cetera 1 XI. But should I now to you relate The strength and riches of their State I The powder, patches, and the pins 1 The ribbons, jewels, and the rings ! The lace, the paint, and... | |
 | Oswald Crawfurd - 1896 - 494 pages
...Jane, and Audria. And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Katherine, And then a long et cstera. But should I now to you relate, The strength and riches...the rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things LI sk ».':.' ;d UK potckaits T.: Ttfrg aa£ keep BO'S hearts, Tie i£oecsi **^*', •' * . **»i spies,... | |
 | John Dennis - 1898 - 250 pages
...and Audria ; And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catharine, And then a lonsr et castera. 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... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...patches, and the pins, The ribbands, jewels, and the rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things 65 That make up all their magazines ; If I should tell...and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, 7o The quarrels, tears and perjuries, And all the little lime-twigs laid By Matchavil, the waiting-maid... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 396 pages
...patches, and the pins, The ribbands, jewels, and the rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things 65 That make up all their magazines ; If I should tell...and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, 7o The quarrels, tears and perjuries, And all the little lime-twigs laid By Matchavil, the waiting-maid... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...patches, and the pins, The ribbands, jewels, and the rings, The lace, the paint, and warlike things 65 That make up all their magazines ; If I should tell...and spies, The frowns, and smiles, and flatteries, 7° The quarrels, tears and perjuries, Numberless, nameless mysteries ! And all the little lime-twigs... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1899 - 336 pages
...JANE, and AUDRIA, And then a pretty THOMASINE, And then another KATHARINE, 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 ribbands, jewels, and the rings; The lace, the paint, and warlike things That make up all their magazines;... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...and Audria. And then a pretty Thomasine, And then another Catherine, And then a long et ccetera. 60 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 65 That make up all their... | |
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