 But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantic strain; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper love...  Lives of the English Poets: Swift-Lyttelton - Page 70by Samuel Johnson - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 502 pages
...Lady's Eyes ; And will each accidental Glance Interpret for a kind Advance. BUT what Succefs Vaneffa met, ' Is to the World a Secret yet : Whether the Nymph, to pleafe her Swain, Talks in a high romantick Strain ; Or whether he at laft defcends To aft with lefs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 pages
...OCCASIONS. 71 And will each accidental Glance Interpret for a kind Advance. BUT what Succefs Vanejfh met, Is to the World a Secret yet : Whether the Nymph, to pleafe her Swain, Talks in a high romantick Strain ; Or whether he at laft defcends, To aft with lels... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pages
...upon a more slender foundation, as I (hall presently show. The lines alluded to are the following : But what success. VANESSA met, Is to the world a secret...Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantick strain ; Or whether he at last descends, To act with less seraphick ends ; Or, to compound... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 pages
...wise Enough to read a lady's eyes, , 815 And will each accidental glance Interpret for a kind advance. But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, 820 Talks in a high romantick strain ; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphick ends;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 352 pages
...accidental glance Interpret for a kinci advance. But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a set.ret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantick strain; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphick ends ; Or, to compound... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...is wise Enough to read a lady's eyes, And will each accidental glance Interpret for a kind advance. But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret...mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold. Meantime the mournful Queen of Love Led but a weary life above. She ventures now to leave the skies,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 658 pages
...strain; Or whether he at last descends, To act with less seraphick ends . Or, to compound the bu>iness, whether They temper love and books together ; Must...mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious muse unfold." These lines, considered as detached from the rest, might perhaps admit of such an interpretation; but... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...is wise Enough to read a lady's eyes, And will each accidental glance Interpret for a kind advance. But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret...romantic strain, Or whether he at last descends To like with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper love and books together... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...lady's eyes, And will each accidental glanci Interpret for a kind advance. But what success Vanessa me Is to the world a secret yet : "Whether the nymph, to please 1 Talks in a high romantic strain; Or whether he at last descends To like With less seraphic ends Or,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 562 pages
...is wise Enough to read a lady's eyes, And will each accidental glance Interpret for a kind advance. But what success Vanessa met, Is to the world a secret...and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, Kor shall the conscious Miue unfold. Meantime the mournful queen of love Led but a weary life above.... | |
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