 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 404 pages
...with fhrubs, and illuftrated with the following infcription. Semi — — " Semi-redufta Venus." *T* O Venus, Venus here retir'd, My fober vows I pay : Not...tide, She every bofom warms ; While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide, And half reveals, her charms. Learn hence, ye boaftful fons of tafte, Who plan the... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 408 pages
...with fhrubs, and illuftrated with the folr lowing infcription. '• a Semi-redufta Venus." *" | ^ O Venus, Venus here retir'd, My fober vows I pay: Not...tide, She every bofom warms ; While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide. And half reveals, her charms. Learn hence, ye boaftful fons of tafte, Who plan the... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 404 pages
...round with fhrubs, and illuftrated with the following infcription, . • " Semi-redufta Venus." f | l O Venus, Venus here retir'd, My fober vows I pay: Not...who, clad in armour fail'd, To fave difaft'rous Troy. Frefb. rifmg from the foamy tide, She every bofom warms; While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide. And,... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 406 pages
..." Semi-redufta Venus." ' t * O Venus, Venus here retir'd, My fober vows I pay : Not her on Paphiaa plains admir'd * The bold, the pert, the gay. Not...rifing from the foamy tide, She every bofom warms j While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide. And half reveals, her charms. Learn hence, ye boaftful fons... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1764 - 406 pages
...admir'd The bold, the peart, the gay. Not her, whofe amorous leer prevail'd; To bribe the Phrygian boy j Not her who, clad in armour fail'd, To fave difaft'rous...tide, She every bofom warms ; While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide. And half reveals, her charms. Learn hence, ye boaftful fons of tafle, Who plan the... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1765 - 638 pages
...on Paphian. plains admir'd, " The bold, the pert, the gay. " Not hei-i whofe amorous leerprevail*d " To bribe the Phrygian boy ; " Not her who, clad in armour, fail'd " To fave difafc'rous Troy* " Frefh rifing from the foamy tide, "She every bofom warms ; " While half withdrawn... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1768 - 362 pages
...on Paphian plains admir'd, " The bold, the pert, the gay. " Not her whofe amorous leer prcvail'd " To bribe the Phrygian boy ; " Not h*er who, clad in..." She every bofom warms ; /' While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide, " And half reveals, her charms. " Learn hence, ye boaftful fons of tafte, " Who... | |
 | Joseph Heely - 1775 - 156 pages
...pedeftal gives us thefe beautiful lines : . " Semi ediifta Venus.** To Venus, Venus here retir'ii, My fober vows I pay : • . . . * Not her on Paphian...Phrygian boy ; Not her who clad in armour, fail'd To favedifaft'rous Troy. Frefh rifing from the foamy tide, She every bofom warms: "While half withdrawn... | |
 | 1776 - 702 pages
...her on Paphian plains admir'd The bold, the pert, the gay. *i Not her whofe amorous leer prcvail'd To bribe the Phrygian boy ; Not her who, clad in armour...tide, She every bofom warms ; While half withdrawn fhe feems to hide, And half reveal her charms. Learn hence, ye beaded fons of tafte, Who plan the rural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pages
...the pert, the gay. . « 'Not. her whofe amorous leer prevail'd " To bribe the Phrygian boy; -". Nof her who, clad in armour, fail'd " To fave dif'aftrous..." She every bofom warms ; " While half -withdrawn fhe Teems to hi'de, " And half reveals, her cliarms. ' " Learn hence, ye boaftful fons of tafte, "... | |
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Venus, Venus here retir'd, My fober vows I pay : Not her on Paphian plains admir'd The bold, the pert, the gay. Not her, whofe amorous leer prevail'd To bribe the Phrygian boy ; Not he.r who, clad in armour fail'd, To fave difaft'rous Troy. Frefh rifing... 
