In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, Where most may wonder at the workmanship. It is for homely features to keep home; They had their name thence: coarse complexions And cheeks of sorry grain will serve to ply The sampler, and to tease the huswife's... Comus, a Mask - Page 37by John Milton - 1797 - 66 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1759 - 420 pages
...be fhown 755 In courts, in feafts, and high folemnities, Where moft may wonder at the workmanfhip; It is for homely features to keep home, They had their name thence; coarfe complexions And cheeks of forry grain will ferve to ply 760 The fampler, and to teafe the hufwife's... | |
| 1777 - 380 pages
...muft be fliown In courts, at feafts, and high folemnities, Where moft may wonder at the workmanflrp. It is for homely features to keep home, They had their name thence : Coarfe complexion*, And cheeks of forry grain, will ferve to ply The iampler, and to teaze the bolifewife's... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pages
...be mown 745 In courts, in feafts, and high folemnities, Where moft may wonder at the workmanfhip ; It is for homely features to keep home, They had their name thence ; coarfe complexions And cheeks of forry grain will ferve to ply 750 The fampler, and to teafe the... | |
| John Bell - 1780 - 340 pages
...ihown *' In courts, at feails, and high folemnities, " Where moft may wonder at the workmanihip. " It is for homely features to keep home ; " They had their name thence. Coarfe с<мпр1схюп» . " And cheeks of forry grain will ferve to ply " The fampler and to tcafe... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...withers on the stalk with languish'd head. Beauty is Nature's brag, and must be shown 745 In courts, in feasts, and high solemnities, Where most may wonder...complexions And cheeks of sorry grain will serve to ply 750 The sampler, and to tease the huswife's wool. What need a vermeil-tinftur'd lip for that, Love-darting... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 442 pages
...his fatal guile f Gav.e proof unheeded. . . .., '••••• ^ .,far,Los.tt P. IV- 1-347-coarse complexions, " And cheeks of sorry grain will serve to ply "The sampler, -and to leaze the housewife's wool." Comus, 1. 749. HENLEY. lojl. Advocate's the court-word for a pheasant... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 372 pages
...ACT I. Une 2 . ft* 0 ME-KEEPJNG ymith have ever homely . wits:] Milton has the same play on words: " It is for homely features to keep home, ." They had their name thence." STEEVENS. 8. shapeless idleness.] The expression is fine, as implying tiiat idleness prevents the giving... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...be fhown 743 In courts, in feafts, and high folemnities, ^ here moft may wonder at the workmanfhip ; It is for homely features to keep home, They had their name thence; coarfe complexions And cheeks of forry grain will ferve to ply 750 The lampler, and to teafe the hufwife's... | |
| John Bell - 1791 - 294 pages
...of itself : " If you let slip time, like a neglecled rose, " It withers on the stalk with languish'd head. " Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown...the workmanship. " It is for homely features to keep koine, " They had their name thence : Coarse complexions, " And cheeks of sorry grain, will serve to... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...mew. A rofy-tinftur'd feature is heauen's gold Which all men joy to touch, and to behold, &c. Here It is for homely features to keep home, They had their name thence ; coarfe complexions. And cheeks of forry grain, will ferve to ply The fampler, and to teafe the hufwife's... | |
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