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" How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies... "
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope - Page 322
by Joseph Warton - 1772 - 495 pages
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...thee. How oft', when prefs'd to marriage, have I faid, Curfe on all laws but thofe which love has made? Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings; and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, » • Auguft her deed, and facred be her fame; Before...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...thee. How oft', when prefs'd to marriage, havelfaid, Curfe on all laws but thofe which l<ave has made ? Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, Auguft her deed, and facred be her fame; Before true...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 15

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1756 - 720 pages
...improper for a perfon in the circumftances of Eloifa to mention Cupid. Mythology is here out of its place. Love free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment ffies. And he is of opinion, that theVifion, which is partly from Dido's dream, tho' picturefque, is...
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The muse in a moral humour: being a collection of tales, fables, pastorals ...

Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...Love has made ? * He was her Preceptor in Philofophy and Divinity. G Love, Love, free as Air, at Sight of human Ties, Spreads his light Wings, and in a Moment flies. LetWealth, letHonour, wait theweddedDame, Auguft her Deed, and facred be her Fame ; Before true Paffion...
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Letters of Abelard and Heloise: To which is Prefix'd a Particular Account of ...

Peter Abelard - Abbesses, Christian - 1760 - 208 pages
...Marriage, have I faid, Curfe on all Laws but thofevwhich Love has made f Love, free as Air, at Sight of human Ties, Spreads his light Wings', and in a Moment flies. Let Wealth, let Honour, wajt the wedded Dame, Auguft her Deed, and (acred be her Fame; Before true...
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Various Poems: The Wanderer, a Moral Poem, The Triumph of Mirth and Health ...

Richard Savage - 1761 - 226 pages
...thee. How oft', when preft to marriage, have I faid, Curfe on all laws but thofe which love has made ? Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, Auguft her deed, and facred be her fame; Beiore true...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects ...: An enquiry concerning human ...

David Hume - Ethics, Modern - 1764 - 614 pages
...ABELARD. How oft, when prejl to marriage, have I faid, Curjfe on all laws tut thofe-which love has made : Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. But friend/hip is a Calm and fedate affection, conducted by reafon and cemented by habit ; fpringing...
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Essays and treatises on several subjects, Volume 1

David Hume - 1764 - 568 pages
...oft, when prffl to marriage, have Ifaid, Curfe op all laws fat thofe which lave has made : Łave,free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment fies. ^Mt friend/hip is a calm and fedate affection, conducted fey reafon and cemented by habit ; fpringing...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. ...

David Hume - 1768 - 606 pages
...ABELARD. Hoiv oft, 'when prejl to marriage, have Ifaid? Curfe on all laws but thofe -which love has made ; Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light ivings, and in a moment flics. But friendjjjip is a calm and fedate affection, conducted by re^afon...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...oft, when prefs'd to marriage, have " I faid, " Curfe on all laws but thofe which Love " has made ? " Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, " Spreads his light wings, and in a moment *' flies." *' Should at my feet the world's great matter ••fall, " Himfelf, his throne, his world, I'd fcorn...
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