 If blest with pliant, tho' but slender, sense, Feign'd modesty, and real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius...  Paul Jones : a Romance - Side 156af Allan Cunningham - 1826 - 1123 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1803 - 468 sider
...impudence, A supple kuee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face. 260 A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit is but to... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 230 sider
...real impudence, A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face. A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit is but to... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 sider
...real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 sider
...real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but... | |
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 294 sider
...real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 sider
...real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face : A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1831 - 400 sider
...the rights of genius ; and there is some truth even in the satirical verses of the poetic priest ; " A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life." Wykeham's education, however, was of the common order— his birth was at least no higher than the... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 sider
...that he had none of the peace-offerings which those who rise in court-favor often make — to whom " A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life." While feelings such as these gave life and energy to this fine dirge, an old ballad had a share in... | |
 | Edward Young - 1844 - 352 sider
...real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but... | |
 | 1856 - 374 sider
...real impudence : A supple knee, smooth tongue, an easy grace, A curse within, a smile upon his face ; A beauteous sister, or convenient wife, Are prizes in the lottery of life ; Genius and virtue they will soon defeat, And lodge you in the bosom of the great. To merit, is but... | |
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