 AGE How old may Phillis be, you ask, Whose beauty thus all hearts engages? To answer is no easy task: For she has really two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in stays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on; All day let envy view her face, And Phillis is...  Sayings and Doings: New [i.e. Third] Series ... - Seite 218von Theodore Edward Hook - 1834Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 Seiten
...Task ; For She has really two Ages. • » « ,..»,• Stiff in Brocard, and pineh'd in Stays, Het Patches, Paint, and Jewels on ; All Day let Envy view her Face 5 And PHYLLIS is but Twenty-one. Paint, Patches, Jewels laid afide, At Night Aftronomers agree, The... | |
 | 1735 - 286 Seiten
...? To anfwer is no eafy tafe : -For fhe has really two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in flay*, Her patches, paint, and jewels on ; All day let envy 'view her fece j And Pbyllii is but twenty-one. jj :paint, patches, jewels laldafide, At night, aftronomers agree,... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 Seiten
...To anfwer is no eafy taflc : For flie has really two ages. Stiff in brocard, and pinck'd in flays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on } All day let Envy view her face ; And Phillis is but twenty-one. Paint, patches, jewels laid afide, At night aftronomers agree, The evening... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 316 Seiten
...? To anfwer is no eafy tafk : For flie has really two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in ftays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on ; All day let Envy view her face, And Phyllis is but twenty-one. Paint, patches, jewels laid afide, At night Aftronomcrs agree, The evening... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 322 Seiten
...is no eafy talk : For fhe has really two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in ftays, Her patcheb, paint, and jewels on ; All day let Envy view her face, And Phyllis is but twenty-one. Paint, patches, jewels laid afide, At night Aftronomers agree, The evening... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 Seiten
...? To anfwer is no eafy tafk i For fhe has really two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in flays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on ; All day let Envy view her face, And Phyllis is but twenty-one. 1 1 ') Paint, Paint, patches, jewels laid afide, At night Aftronomers agree,... | |
 | 1794 - 428 Seiten
...may Phillis be, you afk, Whofe beauty thus all hearts engage* Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in ftays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on ; All day let envy view her face, And Phillis is but twenty one. Paint, patches, jewels, laid afide, At night aftronomers agree, The evening... | |
 | 1797 - 454 Seiten
...thus all hearts engages ? To answer is no easy task, For she has really two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in stays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on, All day let Envy view her face, And Phillis is but twenty-one. Paint, pitches, jewels, laid aside, At night, astronomers agree. The ev'ning... | |
 | Select epigrams - 1797 - 188 Seiten
...To anfwer is no eafy tafk, For Phillis really has two ages. Stiff in brocade, and pinch'd in ftays, Her patches, paint, and jewels on ; All day let Envy view her face, And Phillis is but twenty-one. Paint, patches, jewels laid afide, At night, altronomers agree, The evening... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 520 Seiten
...Phillis he, you ask, Whose heauty thus all hearts engages ? To answer is no easy task, For she has really two ages. Stiff in hrocade, and pinch'd in stays,...and jewels on, All day let Envy view her face, And 1'hillis is hut twenty-one. 1'aint, patches, jewels, laid aside, At night, astronomers agree, CHASTE... | |
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