 | James Russell Lowell - Biography & Autobiography - 1871 - 450 pages
...Pope's peculiar merit. The Sylph is addressing Belinda : — " Know, then, unnumbered spirits round thee fly, The light militia of the lower sky; These, though...wing, Hang o'er the box and hover round the ring. As now your own our beings were of old, And once enclosed in woman's beauteous mould ; Think not, when... | |
 | The North American Review.VOL.CXII. - 1871 - 506 pages
...Pope's peculiar merit. The Sylph is addressing Belinda: — " Know, then, unnumbered spirits round thee fly, The light militia of the lower sky; These, though...wing, Hang o'er the box and hover round the ring. As now your own our beings were of old, And once enclosed in woman's beauteous mould ; Think not, when... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...wits may give ? The fair and innocent shall still believe. 40 Know then, unnumber'd spirits round thco fly, The light militia of the lower sky : These, though...As now your own, our beings were of old, And once enclosed in woman's beauteous mould ; Thence, by a soft transition, we repair From earthly vehicles... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - 552 pages
...40 Know, then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly, The light Militia of the lower sky ; These, tho' unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the Box, and...the Ring. Think what an equipage thou hast in Air, 45 And view with scorn two Pages and a Chair. As now your own, our beings were of old, And once inclos'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1873 - 590 pages
...believe. 40 Know, then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly, The light Militia of the lower sky: These, tho' unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the Box, and...Pages and a Chair. As now your own, our beings were of old1, And once inclos'd in Woman's beauteous mould; Thence, by a soft transition, we repair From earthly... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...wits may give. The fair and innocent shall still believe. Know then, unnumber'd spirits round thoe are those tears? why droops your head? IB then your...! you know the cause too well ; The salt is spilt, inclos'd in woman's beauteous mould ; Thence, by a soft transition, we repair From earthly vehicles... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...doubting wits may give? The fair and innocent shall still believe. Now then, unnumbered spirits round thee fly, The light militia of the lower sky : These, though...As now your own, our beings were of old, And once enclosed in woman's beauteous mould ; Thence, by a soft transition, we repair From earthly vehicles... | |
 | Albrecht Deetz - English literature - 1876 - 192 pages
...ausnahmsweise vor. Zur richtigen Würdigung unseres Verfahrens geben wir hier die Stelle im Original. These though unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er...in air, And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Form und Geschlecht leicht wechseln nach Befinden. 75 Auch überwachen sie mit Emsigkeit Die Unschuld... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - Birds - 1876 - 454 pages
...Pope's peculiar merit. The Sylph is addressing Belinda : — " Know, then, unnumbered spirits round thee fly, The light militia of the lower sky; These, though...wing, Hang o'er the box and hover round the ring. As now your own our beings were of old, And once enclosed in woman's beauteous mould ; Think not, when... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - English literature - 1877 - 564 pages
...believe. * Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly, The light Militia of the lower sky : These, tho' unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the Box, and...As now your own, our beings were of old, And once inclos'd in Woman's beauteous mould ; Thence, by a soft transition, we repair From earthly Vehicles... | |
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What though no credit doubting wits may give, The fair and innocent shall still believe. Know then, unnumber'd spirits round thee fly, The light militia of the lower sky : These, though unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the box, and hover round... 
