 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...; Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex ; True, she is fair; (oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | 1803 - 440 pages
..., Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex. True, she is fair (Oh, how divinely fair!") But still the lovely maid improves her charm* \Vit\inward greatness, imaiiected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pages
...Beauty soon grows familiar to the lo\ er, Fades in his eyes, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex ; True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms, With inward greatness, unaflected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marria towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls up-m the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex: true, she is fair, (oh, how divinely fair!) but still the lovely maid improves her charms •with inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, and sanctity... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : true, she is fair, (oh, how divinely fair!) but still the lovely maid improves her charms •with hi ward greatness, unaffected wisdom, and sanctity... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 pages
...admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eyes and palls upon his sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair, (Oh how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 366 pages
...soun grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous iMarcia towers above her sex ; True, she is fair; (oh, how divinely fair!) But still the lovely maid improves her charms With invent greatness, unaffected wisdom, Ami sanctity... | |
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Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex: True, she is fair (oh, how divinely fair!),... 
