 This day, black Omens threat the brightest Fair, That e'er deserv'da watchful spirit's care; Some dire disaster, or by force, or slight; But what, or where, the fates have wrapt in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China...  History of English Literature - Стр. 204авторы: Hippolyte Taine - 1871Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Juvenal - 1867 - Страниц: 582
...some frail china jar receives a flaw ; Or stain her honour or — her new brocade, Forget her prayers or miss — a masquerade, Or lose her heart or — necklace at a ball." This sense is given in the Argument. Suetonius (Ie) says: " Quin et fiiciem quotidie rasitare, ac pane... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - Страниц: 570
...wrapt in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour or her new brocade; Forget her pray'rs,...masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. no Haste, then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | 1871 - Страниц: 910
...some frail china jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour ; or a new brocade ; Forget her prayers ; or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doomed that Shock must fall. This is a specimen of the " indifference " alluded... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - Страниц: 552
...break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw, Or stain her honour, or her new brocade, 255 Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade, Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball, Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste, then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - Страниц: 744
...some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall, no Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - Страниц: 786
...Or some frail China-jar receive a flaw, Or stain lier honor, or her new brocade. Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart or necklace at a hall ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock* must ЫЬ Haste, then, ye spirits ! to your charge... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1873 - Страниц: 496
...femmes, si dure. A son avis, ce caractère se compose d'amour du plaisir et d'amour du pouvoir. 2. Or stain her honour or her new brocade, Forget her pray'rs or miss a masquerade, Or lose lier heurt or necklace at a hall. UTT. ANGL. IV -• 13 dinage, pour nous du moins, n'est point du... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1874 - Страниц: 420
...Or some frail china jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honor, or her new brocade; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball, Or whether heaven has doom'd that shock must fall." What is called the point of an epigram, consists,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - Страниц: 452
...Or some frail China-jar receive a flaw, Or stain her honour, or her new brocade, Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart or necklace at a ball ; Or whether heaven has doomed that Shock must fall. Haste, then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - Страниц: 840
...Or some frail china-jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honor, or her new brocade; Forget her prayers, nd, All losses are restor'd, and sorrows end. XXXI. Thy bosom i ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
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