 twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this...  Ladies' Magazine and Literary Gazette - Halaman 21832Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | 1827 - 552 halaman
...celebrated lines, in illustration of " the ruling passion strong in death.*' " Odious ! in woollen ! 't would a saint provoke. Were the last words, that poor Narcissa spoke." When, at a later period, the manufacture of cotton goods was permitted, the raw material was burdened... | |
 | 1832 - 564 halaman
...fashionable lady of his day exclaim, in her last moments : "Odious in woollen! 'Twould a saint provoke! No, — let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace,...Wrap these cold limbs, and shade this lifeless face !" And it was, in allusion to this severe statute that, soon after the appearance of Dyer's poem of... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1834 - 574 halaman
...strangled with a knot of silk, or to be assassinated with a golden sword ! Odious! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke, (Were the last words that poor Narcissa...No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not sure be frightful, when one's dead, And —... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 halaman
...ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 245 ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke !' Were the last words that poor Narcissa...' No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one 's dead : 250... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 halaman
...as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face ; One would not, sure, be frightful when one's deadAnd —... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 halaman
...ebbing life retires. . For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 'Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke,' Were the last words that poor Narcissa...' No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade ray tifel«ss face r One would not, sure, be frightful wfien one's dead —... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 318 halaman
...asserting that those lines of Pope on Narcissa were by no means a caricature. " Odious in woollen, 'twould a saint provoke, Were the last words that poor Narcissa...No ! let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure look frightful when one's dead — And... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 204 halaman
...asserting that those lines of Pope on Narcissa were by no means a caricature. " Odious in woollen, 'twould a saint provoke, Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke. No! let a charming chintz, and Brussels lice Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure look frightful when one's dead—... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1838 - 454 halaman
...shops, villages, or cities, still this self-identity, this continuous * " Odious! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke !" Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke. " No: let a charming chints and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lireless face. One need not, sure, be frightful,... | |
 | 1840 - 480 halaman
...strangled with a knot of silk, or to he assassinated with a golden sword ! Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke, (Were the last words that poor Narcissa...spoke.) No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not sure be frightful, when one 'a dead, And—... | |
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