 | Charles Churchill - 1768 - 386 pàgines
...From Ireland ventures, fav'rite of the town, Lur'd by the pleafing profpecl: of renown ; A fpeaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twifts, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb, Plays Plays to the eye with a mere monkey's art, And leaves to fenfe the conqueft of the heart. We laugh... | |
 | Charles Churchill - 1774 - 246 pàgines
...grimace, From Ireland ventures, fav'rite of the town, LurM by the pleafmg profpect of renown ; A fpeaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twifts, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb, ' Plays Plays to the eye with a mere monkey's art, And leaves to fenfe the conqueft of the heart. We laugh... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pàgines
...From Ireland ventures, fav'rite of the town, Lur'd by the pleafing profpeft of renown ; A fpeaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twifts, he twines,...ev'ry limb; Plays to the eye with a mere monkey's art, yj$ And leaves to fenfe the conqueft of the heart. We laugh, indeed ; but, on refleftion's birth, We... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 350 pàgines
...ventures, fav'rite of the town, Lur'd by the pleafing profpeft of renown ; A fpeaking Harlequin, made np of whim, He twifts, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb,...the conqueft of the heart. We laugh indeed, but on refledtion's birth, We wonder at ourfelves, and curfe our mirth. His walk of parts he fatally mifplac'd,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pàgines
...grimace, From Ireland ventures, fav'ritc of the town, Lur'd by the pleaung profpeâ of renown ; A fpeaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twifts, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb, Flays to the eye with a mere monkey's art, And leaves to fenfe the conque ft of the heart. We laugh... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pàgines
...the town, Lui'd by the pleafing profpett of renown; A fpeaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twilh, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb, Plays to the eye with a mere monkey's art, And learns to fenfe the conqucft of the heart. We laugh indeed, hut, on reflection's birth, We wonder at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 538 pàgines
...From Ireland ventures, fav'ritc of the town, JLur'd by the pleafing profpeft of renown ; A fpcaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twifts, he twines,...to the eye with a mere monkey's art, And leaves to fi.nfe the conqued of the heart. We laugh indeed, but on reflection's birth, We wonder at ourfelvcs,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pàgines
...town, Lur'd by the plealing profpect of renown ; A fpcaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twills, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb, Plays to the eye...with a mere monkey's art, And leaves to fenfe the conqueil of the heart. tVe laugh indeed, but on reflection's birth, We wonder at ourfcJves, and curfe... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pàgines
...grimace, From Ireland ventures, fav'rite of the town, Lur'd by the pleafmg profpeft of renown ; A fpeaking Harlequin, made up of whim, He twifts, he twines,...tortures ev'ry limb, Plays to the eye with a mere monkey s art. And leaves to fenfe the conqueftof the heart. We laugh indeed, but, on reflection's birth,... | |
 | 1806 - 452 pàgines
...glass." " A speaking harlequin, made up of whim ; s " He twists, he turns, he tortures every limh , " Plays to the eye with a mere monkey's art ; " And leaves to sense the conquest of the heart ; " We laugh indeed, hut on reflection's hirth, " We wonder at ourselves,... | |
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He twists, he twines, he tortures ev'ry limb, Plays to the eye with a mere monkey's art, And leaves to sense the conquest of the heart. We laugh indeed, but on reflection's birth We wonder at ourselves, and curse our mirth. 
