 Lyce, in which he claims for this ancient personage as good a right to be assimilated to heaven, as nymphs whom other poets have flattered; he therefore ironically ascribes to her the attributes of the sky, in such stanzas as this: " Her teeth the night...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 340by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
 | 1747 - 684 pages
...eyes are feen, And fhow'rs from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er, Her tongue like nimble lightning plies, And can with thunder roar. An OD E. STern winter now, by fpring reprefs'd, Forbears the long coniinu dftrife, „ . _, And nature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...eyes are feen, And fliowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er ; Her tongue like nimble lightning plies, And can with thunder roar. But feme, Zelinda, while I fing, Denies my Lyce fliines ! And all the pens of Cupid's wing Attack my gentle... | |
 | 1785 - 680 pages
...her eyes are fccn, And ihowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dye?, She ftirr'd with pimples o'er; Her tongue like nimble light'ning plies, And can with thunder roar. But fume Zelinda, while I fing, Deny my Lyce fliines, And all the pens of Cupid's wing Attack my gentle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...eyes are feen, And fhowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er; Her tongue like nimble lightning...And all her bards exprefs, My Lyce makes as good a iky, And I but flatter lefs. ON THE DEATH OF Mr. ROBERT LEVET, A Pradifer in Phyfic. ^ONDEMN'D to Hope's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...eyes are feen, And fhowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er; Her tongue like nimble lightning...roar. But fome Zelinda, while I fing, Denies my Lyce (bines } And all the pens of Cupid's wing Attack my gentle lines. Yet fpite of fair Zelinda's eye,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...{bowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'erj Her tongue like nimble lightning plies, And can with...fome Zelinda, while I fing, Denies my Lyce fhines j And all the pens of Cupid's wing Attack my gentle lines. Yet fpite of fair Zelinda's eye, And all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 pages
...eyes are feen, And fhowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er ; Her tongue like nimble lightning...Lyce makes as good a fky, And I but flatter lefs. PROLOGUE SPOKEN by Mr. GARRICK, At the Opening of the THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, 1747. WHEN Learning's... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
...eyes are feen, And fhowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er ; Her tongue like nimble lightning...as good a fky, And I but flatter lefs. ON THE DEATH op MR. ROBERT LEVET, A Praftifer in Phyfic. /"» ONDEMN'D to Hope's delufive mine, ^"J As on we toil... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...attributes of the^ in fuch ftanzas as this : " Her teeth the night with darknefs dies, " She's ftarr'd with pimples o'er ; " Her tongue like nimble lightning plies, " And can with thunder roar." But as at a very advanced age he could condefcend to trifle in nainby pamby rhymes to pleafe Mrs. Thrale... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...eyes are feen, And fhowers from either flow. Her teeth the night with darknefs dyes, She 's ftarr'd with pimples o'er ; Her tongue like nimble lightning...all the pens of Cupid's wing Attack my gentle lines. M .. Yet fpite of fair Zelinda's eye, And all her bards exprefs, My Lyce makes as good a fky, And I... | |
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