 | David Garrick - 1798 - 266 pages
...• Venus here willchuse her dwelling, , "*^* And forsake her Cyprian groves. Cupidfrom his fav'rite nation, Care and envy will remove; Jealousy, that...dies for love. Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining, Siglis that blow the fire of love; Soft repulses; kind disdaining, Shall be all the pains you prove.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 486 pages
...England. Chor. Old England, <§r. [The Dance varied into a round Countiy-dance. Enter VENUS. Venus. Fairest isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures and of' loves; Venus here will chuse her dwelling, And forsake her Cyprian groves. Cupid from hisfaviurite, nation Care and envy will... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 pages
...England. Chor. Old England, 8$c. [The Dance varied into a round Country-dance. Enter VENUS. Venus. Fairest isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures and of loves ; Venus here will chuse her dwelling, Andjorsake her Cyprian groves. Cupid from hisfavourite, nation Care and envy will... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 pages
...round Country-dance. Enter VENUS. Venus. Fairest isle, all isles excelling, Cupid from hisfawourite nation Care and envy will remove ; Jealousy, that poisons passion, And despair, that dies J or face. Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining, Sighs, that blow thejire of lave; Soft repulses, kind... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 482 pages
...old England. Chor. Old England, &c. [The Dance varied into a round Country-dance. Enter VENUS. Venus. Fairest isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures and of loves ; Venus here will chuse her dwelling, And forsake her Cyprian groves. Cupid from his favourite nation Care and envy will... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...more of wealth supply ; It keeps the peasant from the cold, And takes for kings the Tyrian dye. 10 VI. FAIREST isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures...her Cyprian groves. Cupid from his favourite nation 5 Care and envy will remove ; Jealousy, that poisons passion, And despair, that dies for love. Gentle... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...takes for kings the Tyrian dye. Vt. FAIREST isle, all isle excelling, Seat of pleasures and of love ; Venus here will choose her dwelling, And forsake her...love. Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining, Sighs, that hlow the fire of love ; Soft repulses, kind disdaining, Sliall he all the pains you prove. Every swain... | |
 | John Dryden - 1852 - 378 pages
...want Of thy gross food, till gasping thou shalt lie, And blow it back all sooty to the sky. Venus. Fairest isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures...dwelling, And forsake her Cyprian groves. Cupid, from his fav'rite nation, Care and envy will remove; Jealousy, that poisons passion, And despair that dies for... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 592 pages
...supply; It keeps the peasant from the cold, And takes for kings the Tyrian dyo. m. (SET BY PURCELL.) FAIREST isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures...Jealousy, that poisons passion, And despair, that dita for love. Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining, Sighs, that blow the fire of love ; Soft repulses,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...takes for kings the Tynan dye. VI. FAIREST isle, all isle excelling, Seat of pleasures and of love ; Venus here will choose her dwelling, And forsake her...love. Gentle murmurs, sweet complaining, Sighs, that hlow the fire of lore ; Soft repulses, kind disdaining, Sliall he all the pains you prove. Every swain... | |
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Fairest isle, all isles excelling, Seat of pleasures and of loves, Venus here will choose her dwelling And forsake her Cyprian groves. Cupid from his fav'rite nation Care and envy will remove, Jealousy, that poisons passion, And despair that dies for... 
