 | 1824 - 486 pages
..."trip upon the light fantastic toe," but, like the Queen of Pleasures in Gray's Progress of Poesy, " With arms sublime, that float upon the air, In gliding state, she won her easy way." And did the mind fulfil the promise of the face? Pity it was, that so fair a casket... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pages
...forgive Mr. Mitford for bringing to light the following lines, written by Barton Booth, the famous actor: Where'er she turns the Graces homage pay. With arms...way : O'er her warm cheek, and rising bosom, move 40 The bloom of young Desire and purple light of Love. " Now to a slow and melting air she moves, So... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...many-twinkling feet. Slow melting strains their queen's approaeh deelare: Where'er she turns, the graees homage pay. With arms sublime, that float upon the...gliding state she wins her easy way : O'er her warm eheek, and rising bosom, move The bloom of young desire, and purple light of love. ¡Man's feeble raee... | |
 | 1825 - 648 pages
...Hours." Vagi/ says of Venus, ' She said, And am, ,1, refulgent with a rosy nccM" " O'er her warm neck and rising bosom move The bloom of young Desire, and purple light of IOTC;" GRAY. which is a couplet made up of this passage in Virgil and another. Virjfl follows the Greeks,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1826 - 190 pages
...brisk notes in cadence beating, Glance their many-twinkling feet. Slow melting strains their Queen's approach declare: Where'er she turns, the Graces homage...bloom of young Desire and purple light of Love. II. 1. Man's feeble race what ills await ! Labour, and Penury, the racks of Pain, Disease, and Sorrow's... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 pages
...brisk notes in cadence beating Glance their many-twinkling feet. Slow melting strains their Queen's approach declare : Where'er she turns the Graces homage...bloom of young Desire, and purple light of Love. II. 1. e Man's feeble race what ills await, Labour, and Penury, the racks of Pain, Disease, and Sorrow's... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...Slow-melting strains their queen's approach declare : Where'er she turns, the Graces homage pay, With arts sublime, that float upon the air, In gliding state...bloom of young Desire, and purple light of Love. II. Man's feeble race what ills await, Labour and Penury, the racks of Pain, Disease, and Sorrow's weeping... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...Copido.— Horace. ON Cytherea's day, O'er Idalia's velvet green The rosy-crowned Loves are seen ; Where'er she turns the Graces homage pay : With arms...sublime, that float upon the air, In gliding state she wings her easy way : O'er her warm cheek and rising bosom move The bloom of young desire and purple... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1835 - 334 pages
...Churchyard ; and the syllables abounding with long quantities. " Slow melting strains their queen's approach declare : Where'er she turns, the Graces...the air, In gliding state she wins her easy way." And the whole stanza is concluded with the full and stately march of the Alexandrine line : " O'er... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1835 - 342 pages
...Churchyard ; and the syllables abounding with long quantities. " Slow melting strains their queen's approach declare : Where'er she turns, the Graces...the air, In gliding state she wins her easy way." And the whole stanza is concluded with the full and stately march of the Alexandrine line : " O'er... | |
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Slow melting strains their Queen's approach declare : Where'er she turns, the Graces homage pay. With arms sublime, that float upon the air, In gliding state she wins her easy way: O'er her warm cheek and rising bosom move The bloom of young Desire and... 
