| Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 248 pages
...Stultus " fempcr incipit vtvtre." 31. Swift's love-fong, in the modern tafte beginning, Fluttering, fpread thy purple pinions Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart...in thy dominions—— Nature muft give way to art. was not a whit too outre, upon the prettily worded nonfenfe of our lyrics and fonneteers. I happened... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 528 pages
...read and write. A LOVE SONG, ÏN THE MODERN TASTE. 1733. I. FLUTTERING fpread thy purple pinion«, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart ; I a flave in thy dominions ; Nature mutt give way to art. II. Mild Arcadian«, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your flocks, See my... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...FLUTTEHIVG spread lhy purple pinions, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart ; I a slave in lhy dominions ; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your flocks, See rny weary days consuming, All beneath yon flowery rocks. Thus the Cyprian goddes-; weeping, Mourn'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...FLUTTERING spread thy purple pinions, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart ; I a slave in thy dominions ; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your flock*, See my weary days consuming, All beneath you flowery rocks. Thus the Cyprian god<lesa weeping,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 380 pages
...FLUTTERING spread thy purple pinions, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart : I a slave in thy dominions ; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your nocks. See my weary days consuming All beneath yon flowery rocks. Thus the Cyprian goddess weeping... | |
| James Parton - 1857 - 706 pages
...FLUTTEEING spread thy purple pinions Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart : I a slave in thy dominions ; Nature must give way to art Mild Arcadians, ever blooming. Nightly nodding o'er your flu.-ks, See my weary days consuming All beneath yon flowery roolv-i. Thus the Cyprian goddess weening... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...FLDTTIRING spread thy purple pinion*. Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart; I a slave in thy dominions; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming. Nightly nodding o'er your ilotkg, Sec my weary days consuming, All beneath yon flowery rucks. Thus the Cyprian godden weeping,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...FLTJTTERING spread thy purple pinions. Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart, I a slave in thy dominions ; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your flocks, III. Thus the Cyprian goddess weeping1, Mourn'd Adonis, darling youth: JTim the boar, in silence creeping,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1869 - 512 pages
...FLUTTERING spread thy purple pinions, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart, I a slave in thy dominions ; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your flocks, See my weaiy days consuming, All beneath yon flowery rocks. Thus the Cyprian goddess weeping, Mourn'd Adonis,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1869 - 512 pages
...FLUTTERING spread thy purple pinions, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart, I a slave in thy dominions ; Nature must give way to art. Mild Arcadians, ever blooming, Nightly nodding o'er your flocks, III. Thus the Cyprian goddess weeping, Mourn'd Adonis, darling youth: Him the boar, in silence creeping,... | |
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