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" Humour can prevail, When Airs, and Flights, and Screams, and Scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty Eyes may roll ; Charms strike the Sight, but Merit wins the Soul. "
The Querist's Birthday Book, Language of Flowers, and Confession Album, with ... - Page 43
by Querist - 1882 - 123 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...And trust me, Dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, arid screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in Vain their pretty eyes may roll ; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd ; 35 Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her Prude. To arms,...
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The Rape of the Lock,: An Heroi-comical Poem,

Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pages
...And trust me, dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll ; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. ' To arms,...
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The rape of the lock, an heroi-comical poem. Adorned with plates

Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...And trust me, dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. ' To arms,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...And trust me, Dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll ; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. So spoke the dame, bnt no applause ensu'd ; 35 Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her Prude. To arms,...
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A Satirical View of London; Or, A Descriptive Sketch of the English ...

John Corry - 1804 - 230 pages
...immortal. We shall now recommend to the attention of the ladies a sentiment of our sweetest poet : » w Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll : CHARMS STRIKE THE SIGHT, BUT MEKIT WINS THX SOUL ! i FEMALE EDUCATION. Mi. granted, and no plainer truth appears, Our most important...
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A Mirror for the Female Sex: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, Intended ...

Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1804 - 276 pages
...offended God, can only be the action of a madman, or the premeditation of an atheist. BEAUTY. SENTIMENTS. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll : Charms strike the sight ; hut nt£r~it wins the soul. Pope. Beauty, as a flowery blossom, soon fades : but the divine excellencies...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...And trust me, dear! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll ; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda Crown' tl, Thaiestris cail'd her prude. " To arms,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...And trust me, dear ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll ; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda frown'd, Thalnstris call'd her prude. " To arms,...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...And trust me, dear ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll ; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. " To arms,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...me, doar ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail : Beanties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applanse ensued: Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prnde. ' To arms,...
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