 It was not mirth, for mirth she was too still, It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please, — This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed; The waves'...  "1745.": A Tale - Page 9by Seventeen forty-five - 1859 - 158 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1846 - 228 pages
...was not mirth, for mirth she was too still, It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please,— This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed; The waves' fresh ripple from deep fountains flowed:... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1846 - 228 pages
...not mirth, for mirth she was too still, It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill ; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please, — This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed ; The waves' fresh ripple from deep fountains flowed... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1846 - 234 pages
...not mirth, for mirth she was too still, It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill ; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please, — This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed ; The waves' fresh ripple from deep fountains flowed... | |
 | 1846 - 590 pages
...not mirth—for mirth she was too still: It was not wit—wit leaves the heart more chill ; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please,— This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed ; The wave's fresh ripple from deep fountains flowed—... | |
 | 1847 - 540 pages
...mirth — for mirth she was too still ; It was not wit — wit leaves the heart more chill ; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please. The New Timon. 15. The dark grave, Which knows all secrets, can alone reclaim The fatal doubt once... | |
 | Caroline Howard Gilman - 1848 - 320 pages
...not mirth, for mirth she is too still ; It is not wit, which leaves the heart more chill, But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please. This is the charm that her clear smiles bestow ; The wave's fresh ripple from clear fountain's flow.... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - 1849 - 332 pages
...was not mirth, for mirth she was too still, It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please, — This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed; The waves' fresh ripple from deep fountains flowed;... | |
 | Daniel Wise - 1851 - 294 pages
...not mirth, for mirth she was too still ; It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill; But that continuous sweetness, which, with ease, Pleases all round it, from the wish to please. This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestowed ; The wave's fresh ripple from deep fountains flowed... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1852 - 376 pages
...not mirth, for mirth she was too still ; It was not wit, wit leaves the heart more chill ; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please, — This was the charm that Lucy's smile bestow'd ; The waves' fresh ripple from deep fountains flow'd... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...mirth— for mirth she was too still; It was not wit — wit leaves the heart more chill; But that continuous sweetness, which with ease Pleases all round it, from the wish to please. The New Timon. PLEASURE. PLEASURES, or wrong or rightly understood, Our greatest evil or our greatest... | |
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