 But an inferior not dependant ? worse. Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live; But die, and she'll adore you — Then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust.  Moral essays, satires, &c - Seite 73von Alexander Pope - 1777 - 195 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 404 Seiten
...of their force or beauty. In the famous satire on the Duchess of Marlborough occurs this passage : "Strange ! by the means defeated of the ends — By...friends — By wealth, of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness ! Atossa, curs'd with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 Seiten
...of their force or beauty. In the famous satire on the Duchess of Marlborough occurs this passage : "Strange! by the means defeated of the ends — By...friends — By wealth, of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through vertI eelfisl,ness ! Atossa, curs'd with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 424 Seiten
...the Duchess of Marlborough occurs this passage : • "Strange ! by the means defeated of the enda — By spirit robb'd of power — by warmth, of friends — By wealth, of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness I Atossa, curs'd with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 416 Seiten
...of Marlborough occurs this passage : "Strange ! by the means defeated of the ends — By spirit roWd of power — by warmth, of friends — By wealth, of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness ! Atossa, curs'd with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 362 Seiten
...then the bust 139 And temple rise — then fall again to dust. Last night, her lord was all that 's good and great : A knave this morning, and his will...warmth of friends, By wealth of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness ! Atossa, cursed with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 Seiten
...you — then the bust And temple rise— then fall again to dust. Last night her lord was all t at's good and great; A knave this morning, and his will...Strange ! by the means defeated of the ends, By spirit robbed of power, by warmth of friends, By wealth of followers! without one distress, Sick of herself... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 242 Seiten
...of their force or beauty. In the famous satire on the Duchess of Murlborough occurs this passage : " Strange ! by the means defeated of the ends — By...of friends — By wealth of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness ! Atossa, curs'd with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
 | Anna Brownell Jameson - 1858 - 524 Seiten
...Jennings was afterwards Duchess of Tj-rconbeauty, wit, as ever was set forth by moralist or divine. "By spirit robb'd of power — by warmth, of friends — By wealth, of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness."* And yet I suspect that the Duchess of Marlborough... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1858 - 520 Seiten
...Jennings was afterwards Duchess of Tyrconbeauty, wit, as ever was set forth by moralist or divine. » "By spirit robb'd of power — by warmth, of friends — By wealth, of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness."* And yet I suspect that the Duchess of Marlborough... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 Seiten
...; But die, and she'll adore you — then the bust And temple rise — then fall again to dust. Last night her lord was all that's good and great; A knave...warmth of friends, By wealth of followers ! without one distress, Sick of herself through very selfishness ! Atossa, curs'd with every granted prayer, Childless... | |
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