 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 474 pages
...please as much more, as they evidently meaned to please; he caught the reigning character, and, On the animated canvas stole The sleepy eye that spoke the melting soul." The three next Portraits were painted by Wissing, one of Lely's pupils, and much esteemed. THE COUNTESS... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1801 - 496 pages
...please as much more, as they evidently meaned to please ; he caught the reigning character, ami On the animated canvas stole The sleepy eye that spoke the melting soul. The three next Portraits were painted by Wising, one of Lely'i pupils, and much esteemed. The COUNTESB... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...writ romance. Then marble soften'd into life, grew warm, • And yielding metal flow'd to human form ; Lely on animated canvas stole The sleepy eye that spoke the melting soul. 150 No wonder then, when all was love and sport, The willing Muses were debauch'd at Court ; On each... | |
 | Edward Scott Waring - Iran - 1807 - 356 pages
...His arms like silver, and well proportioned (rich) ; but the waist, for want of silver, slender, * Lely on animated canvas stole The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul. Pope's Imit. Horace, vol. iv. p. 170. See the note of the annotator. Dr. Warton. 'Hraxt'^**; ktvyvuira... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...courtier writ romance. Then marble soften'4 into life, grew warm, And yielding metal flow'd to human form; Lely on animated canvas stole The sleepy eye that spoke the melting soul. 150 No wonder then, when all was love and sport, The willing Muses were debauch'd at court; On each... | |
 | Edward Scott Waring - 1807 - 358 pages
...like silver, and well proportioned (rich) ; but the waist, for want of silver, slender, « (poor.)"! * Lely on animated canvas stole The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul. Pope's Imit. Horace, vol. iv. p. 170. See the note of the annotator Dr. Warton. 'HT««5»»? JuvavKffei... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...romance. 1 hen marble, toften'd into lile, grew warm. And yielding metal flow'd to human form ; I.ely on animated canva.-s stole The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul. 150 No wonder then, when all was love and sport, The willing Muses were debauch' d at Court; On each... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...writ romance. Then 4 marble, soften'd into life, grew warm, And yielding metal tiow'd to human form : Lely on * animated canvas stole The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul. No wonder then, when all was love and sport, The willing Muses were debmich'd at court : On* each enervate... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...romance. Then 4 marble, soften'd into life, grew warm, And yielding; metal tiow'd to human form: Ldy on * animated canvas stole The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul. No wonder then, when all was love and sport, The willing Muses were debauch'd at i-ourt : On * each... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...Parthenissa by the Earl of Orrery, and most of the French romance* translated hy ftrsons tf Quality. Lely on animated canvas stole The sleepy eye, that: spoke the melting soul. . 150 No wonder then, when all was love and sport, ., The willing muses were debauch'd at court : On... | |
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Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel, Newmarket's glory rose, as Britain's fell ; The soldier breath'd the gallantries of France, And ev'ry flowery courtier writ romance. Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm, And yielding metal flow'd... 
