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" What's female beauty but an air divine, Through which the mind's all gentle graces shine? They, like the Sun, irradiate all between ; The body charms, because the soul is seen : Hence men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar... "
The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Page 52
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Love of Fame: The Universal Passion, in Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - 1741 - 194 pages
...graces fhine ? They, like the fun, irradiate all between ; The body charms, becaufe the foul isfeen. Hence, men are often captives of a face, They know...peculiar grace ; Some forms, tho' bright, no mortal mar* can bear ; Some, none refift, tho' not exceeding fair. Afyajia'$ highly born, and nicely bred,...
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Love of Fame, the Universal Passion: In Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - 1752 - 154 pages
...graces fhine ? They, like the fun, irradiate all between ; The body charms, becaufe the foul is fun. Hence, men are often captives of a face, They know...grace ; Some forms, tho* bright, no mortal man can liar ; Some, none re/ijl, tho' cot exceeding fair. jtfpa/ia's highly born, and nicely bred. Of tafte...
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The History of Portia: Written by a Lady. ...

Lady - 1759 - 276 pages
...graces (hine? Thefe, like the fun, irradiate all between; The body charms becaufe the foul is feen: Hence men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar grace. Some forms, though bright, no mortal man can bear; Some none rcfift, though not exceeding fair. Dr. Young's Univerf....
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts ...

Edward Young - 1762 - 412 pages
...graces fhine ? The/, like the fun, irradiate all between ; The body charms, becaufe the foul is feen. Hence, men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar grace: ^ome forms, tho' bright, no mortal man can hear ; Some, none rcjijt .tho' not exceeding fair. VOL....
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Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...

1764 - 236 pages
...graces fhine f They like the fun irradiate all between ; The body charms, becaufe the foul is feen* Hence men are often captives of a face, They know...forms tho' bright no mortal man can bear, Some none refifts, tho' not exceeding fair.* « Sat. 6. the The idea of beauty has always remairiid vague and...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four [i.e. Five ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...graces fhine ? They, like the fun, irradiate all between ; The body charms becaufe the foul is feen. Hence, men are often captives of a face, They know...tho' bright, no mortal man can bear; ' Some, none rejij} tho' not exceeding fair. ASPASIA'S highly born, and nicely bred, Of tafte refin'd, in life and...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Comp. from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pages
..."fhine? *' They, like the fun, irradiate all between ; '* The body charms, becaufe the foul is feen. " Hence, men are often captives of a face, " They know...tho' bright, no mortal man " can bear ; " Some, none refill, tho' not exceeding fair." In In fhort, Young, as I have premifed, though by no means equal...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pages
...fhine ? l* They, like the fun, irradiate all between ; " The body charms, becaufe the foul is feen. " Hence, men are often captives of a face, " They know...forms, tho' bright, no mortal man " can bear ; " Some, ooue refift, tho' not exceeding fair." r In fhort, Young! as I have premifed, though by no means equal...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pages
...all between; u The body charms, becaufe the foul is feen. " Hence, men are often captives of a face,w They know not why, of no peculiar grace ; " Some forms,...tho' bright, no mortal man " can bear ; ** Some, none reiifr, tho* nx>l exceeding fair.'* la In fhort, Young, as I have -premifed, though by no means equal...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...They, like the fun, irradiate all between ; The body charms bccaufe the foul is feen. Hence men arc bounds ; Space for his horfes, equipage, and hounds ; The robe that wraps his l though blight, no mortal man can bear; Some none rcfift, though not exceeding fair. < Afpafia's highly...
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