 And yet no fpark of pride. The patriarch, to win a wife, Chafte, beautiful, and young, Serv'd fourteen years a painful life, And never thought it long : Ah ! were you to reward fuch care, And life fo long would flay, Not fourteen, but four hundred years,...  The Universal spy; or, The London weekly magazine. (By Timothy Truepenny). - Pàgina 191Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Henry Playford - 1719 - 366 pàgines
...; A Mein-like awful Majesty, And yet no spark of Pride. The Patriarch, to gain a Wife, • i Chast beautiful, and young, ., Serv'd fourteen Years a painful Life, And never thought 'em long. Ah ! were you to reward such Cares, And Life so long could stay; Not fourteen, but four hundred... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 pàgines
...fweet ; Modeft, yet gay; referv'd, yet free; Each happy night a bride ; A mein like awful majefty, And yet no fpark of pride. The patriarch, to win a wife, Chart, beautiful and young, i Scrv'd fourteen years & painful life, Ah ! were you to reward fuch care,... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1750 - 492 pàgines
...fweet ; Modeft, yet gay ; referv'd, yet free ; Each happy night a bride ; A mein like awful majefty, And yet no fpark of pride. The patriarch, to win a...years a painful life, And never thought it long : Ah ! were you to reward fuch care, And life fo long would ftay, Not fourteen, but four hundred years,... | |
 | Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1751 - 308 pàgines
...a piece of paper out of his pocket, and fung the following ftanzas. I. -<* TpHE Patriarch, to gain a wife " Chafte, beautiful, and young, " Serv'd fourteen...years, a painful life, ** And never thought it long. II. «* Oh ! were you to reward fuch cares, " And life fo long would ftay, " Not fourteen, but four... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pàgines
...fweet ; Modeft, yet gay ; referv'd, yet free; Each happy night a bride ; A mien like awful majefty, And yet no fpark of pride. The patriarch, to win a...years a painful life, And never thought it long : Ah ! were you to reward fuch care, And life fo long would flay, Not fourteen, but four hundred years,... | |
 | 1781 - 384 pàgines
...yet gay^ rcferv'd, yet free; Each happy night a bride ; A mien like awful majefty, And yet no (park of pride. The patriarch, to win a wife, Chafte, beautiful and young, Senr'd fourteen years a painful life, And never thought it long I Ah ! were you to reward fuch care,... | |
 | 1783 - 366 pàgines
...happy night a bride ; A mien like aweful majefty, And yet no fpark of pride. The patriarch, to gain a wife, Chafte, beautiful, and young, • Serv'd fourteen...years a painful life, And never thought it long : Ah 1 were you to reward fuch cares, And life fo long could ftay, Not fourteen, but four hundred years,... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1788 - 502 pàgines
...referv'd, yet free ; Each happy night a bride ; A msin like awful majefly, And yet no fpark ofpnde. The patriarch, to win a wife, Chafte, beautiful and...years a painful life, And never thought it long : Ah ! were you to reward fuch care, And life fo long would ft:?y, Not fourtern, lout four hundred years,... | |
 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - 1810 - 508 pàgines
...bride ; A mien like awful majesty, And yet no spark of pride. The patriarch, to gain a wife, Chaste, beautiful, and young, Serv'd fourteen years a painful life, And never thought it long : Ah ! were you to reward such cares, And life so long could stay, Not fourteen but four hundred years,... | |
 | Cupid - 1826 - 252 pàgines
...bride ; A mien like awful majesty, And yet no spark of pride. The patriarch, to gain a wife, Chaste, beautiful, and young, Serv'd fourteen years a painful life, And never thought it long. Ah ! were you to reward such cares, And life so long could stay, Not fourteen , but four hundred years,... | |
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