 | Ovid - 1725 - 388 pages
...you make. Nor can I doubt, but fhou'd I follow you ; The Sword would foon our fatal Crime purfue : A Wrong fo great my Husband's Rage would rouze,' And...receive fmall Credit from your Face. Let Heroes in the duly Field delight, Thole Limbs were r'afhion'd for another Fight. Bid Heftor Tally from the Wails... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...my Relations would his Caufe efpoufe. You boaft your Strength and Courage ; but, alas ! Your Wards receive fmall Credit from your Face.' Let Heroes in the dufty Field delight, Thofe Limbs were faihign'd for another Fight. Bid Heflor fally from the Walls of Troy; A fweeter Quarrel Ihould your... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1752 - 302 pages
...would his caufe efpoufe. You boaft your ftrength and courage; but, alas ! Your words receive linall credit from your face. Let heroes in the dufty field...not my mind perplex, Were I as wife as many of my fex : But time and you may bolder thoughts infpire ; And I, perhaps, may yield to your defire. You... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...great my hufband's rage would rouze, And my relations would his caufe efpoufe. You boaft your ftrength and courage ; but, alas! Your words receive fmall...quarrel fhould your arms employ. Yet fears like thefe mould not my mind perplex, Were I as wife as many of my fex. But time and you may bolder thoughts infpirej... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...great my hufband's rage would rou^e, And my relations would his caufe cfpoufe. You boaft your ftrength and courage ; but, alas! Your words receive fmall...Hector fally from the walls of Troy ; A fweeter quarrel (hould your arms employ. Yet fears like thefe mould not my mind perplex. Were I as wife as many of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 pages
...great my hufband's rage would roufe, And my relations would his caufe efpoufe. You boaft your ftrength and courage ; but, alas! Your words receive fmall...Thofe limbs were fafhion'd for another fight. Bid Heftor fally from the walls of Troy ; A fweeter quarrel mould your arms employ. Yet fears like thefe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...great my hufband'a rage would roufe, And my relations would his caufe efpoufe. You boaft your ftrength and courage; but, alas! Your words receive fmall credit...your face. • Let heroes in the dufty field delight, ThoTe limbs were fafhion'd for another fighti Bid Heftor fally from the walls of Troy ; A fweeter quarrel... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - 382 pages
...but fhou'd I follow you, The Sword would foon our fatal Crime purfue : A Wrong fo great my Hufband's Rage would rouze, And my Relations would his Caufe...Thofe Limbs were fafhion'd for another Fight. Bid Hefior fally from the Walls of Troy, A fweeter Quarrel mould your Arms employ. Yet Fears like thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...great my hufband's rage would rouze, And my relations would his caufe efpoufe. You boaft your ftrength and courage ; but, alas ! Your words receive fmall...Thofe limbs were fafhion'd for another fight. Bid Heftor fally from the walls of Troy; A fweeter quarrel mould your arms employ. Yet fears like thefe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 544 pages
...would his caufe efpoufe. if ou boaft your ftrength and courage ; but, ahs ! If our words receive finall credit from your face. Let heroes in the dufty field...delight, Thofe limbs were fafhion'd for another fight. 5id Hector fally from the walls of Troy ; V fweeter quarrel mould your arms employ. 'et fears like... | |
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I as wife as many of my fex : But time and you may bolder thoughts infpire ; And I, perhaps, may yield to your defire. 
