 Or, will he seek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the diamond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes and shames His noble office, and, instead of truth,...  The English Review, Or, An Abstract of English and Foreign Literature - Page 2951786Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...prefence of his God ? Or will he feck to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes When I...office, and inftead of truth Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock. Therefore avaunt ! all attitude and ftare And ftart theatric, practifed at the glafs.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...prefence of his God ? Or will he feek to-dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes When I...bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and fharrics His noble office, and, inftead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, flarves ltis flock. Therefore,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...prefence of his God ? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, AS with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes. When I am hungry for the bread qf life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and fhamef His noble office, and, inftead of truth, Difplaying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...God ? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, VOL. II. D And And play his brilliant parts before my eyes When I...hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, profthutes and fnames Hs noble office, and, inftead of truth, Difplaymg his own beauty, ftarves his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...prefence of his God? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When...and, inftead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock! Therefore avaunt all attitude, and ftare, And ftart theatric, practifed at the glafs!... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...prefence of his God ? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When...bread of life ? He mocks his Maker; proftitutes and mames His noble office, and, inftead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, flarves his flock ! Therefore... | |
 | John Wesley - 1794 - 738 pages
...tropes, As v»ith the di'mond on his lily hand, And' play his brilliant parts before my eyes When 1 am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and lhames His noble office, and, inflead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock ; Therefore,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...prefence of his God ? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When...bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and ihamefl His noble office, and, inftead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his Mock! Therefore... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 404 pages
...prefence of his God ? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, AnJ play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When I am...bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and £hames His noble office, and, inflead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock! Therefore... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dafczle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When...hungry for the bread of life? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes and shames His noble office, and, instead of truth, Displaying his own beauty, starves... | |
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