 Scarce once herself, by turns all womankind! Who, with herself, or others, from her birth Finds all her life one warfare upon earth: Shines in exposing knaves, and painting fools, Yet is, whate'er she hates and ridicules.  The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ... - Page 272publié par - 1811Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1859 - 520 pages
...features in her character which answer to several in Pope's blackened portraiture of " Atossa " — Who with herself, or others, from her birth Finds all her life one warfare upon earth — not forgetting this couplet, From loveless youth to unrespected age, No passion gratified, except... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 872 pages
...restraint from others, and yet who never finds worlds enough or men enough to trample on and conquer : But what are these to great Atossa's mind '.' Scarce...one warfare upon earth : Shines in exposing knaves and painting fools, Yet is whate'er she hates and ridicules ; No thought advances, but her eddy brain... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...things to hit ; For true no-meaning puzzles more than wit. But what are these to great Atossa's* mind I Scarce once herself, by turns all womankind ! Who,...one warfare upon earth : Shines in exposing knaves, and painting fools, Yet is, whate'er she hates and ridicules. No thought advances, but her eddy brain... | |
 | Mrs. Delany (Mary) - 1862 - 650 pages
...dinner. After dinner y" Duchess had a box of shells brought ; we look'd ym over together, and she gave Who, with herself, or others, from her birth Finds all her life one \vnrfore upon earth : Shines in exposing knaves and painting fools, Yet is whate'er she hates and ridiculet."... | |
 | Mrs. Delany (Mary) - 1862 - 646 pages
...dinner. After dinner ye Duchess had a box of shells brought ; we look'd ym over together, and she gave Who, with herself, or others, from her birth Finds...one warfare upon earth: Shines in exposing knaves and painting fools, Yet is whate'er she hates and ridicules," &c. &c. me y" box and its contents ;... | |
 | Double acrostics - 1862 - 208 pages
...and her tears are worth evening's best light." 7. " Scarce once herself, by turns all womankind, She with herself or others, from her birth, Finds all her life one warfare upon earth. Her every turn with violence pursued, Nor more a storm her hate than gratitude." 8. " That sweet saint... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...no-meaning puzzles more than wit," he draws the celebrated character of Sarah Duchess of Marlborough :— " But what are these to great Atossa's mind, Scarce once herself, by turns all woman kind ; Who, with herself, or others, from her birth Finds all her life one warfare upon earth... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 pages
...herself, by turns all womankind ! 4 The Duchess of Montague. 6 The famous Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. Who with herself, or others, from her birth Finds...one warfare upon earth ; Shines in exposing knaves and painting fools, Yet is whate'er she hates and ridicules ; No thought advances, but her eddy brain... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1865 - 506 pages
...and thought. Woman, and fool are two hard things to hit ; For true no-meaning puzzles more than wit. But what are these to great Atossa's * mind? Scarce...her birth Finds all her life one warfare upon earth : * Sarah, Duchess of Marlborougu. Shines in exposing knaves, and painting fools, Yet is, whate'er... | |
 | 1866 - 328 pages
...to great Atossa's6 mind ? Scarce once herself, by turns all womankind ! * The Duchess of Montague. Who with herself, or others, from her birth Finds...one warfare upon earth ; Shines in exposing knaves and painting fools, Yet is whate'er she hates and ridicules ; No thought advances, but her eddy brain... | |
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