 tis true — this truth you lovers know — In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow ; In vain fair Thames reflects the double scenes Of hanging mountains, and of sloping greens: Joy lives not here ; to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where...  Chambers's papers for the people - עמוד 18מאת Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood - 1845 - 126 דפים
...know — In vain my struetures rise, my gardens grow ; In vain fair Thames refleets the double seenes Of hanging mountains and of sloping greens : Joy lives not here, to happier seenes it flies, And only dwells where Wortley easts her eyea. What are the gay parterres, the ehequered... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 546 דפים
...the true character of his genius : " AH, FRIEND, 'tis true — this truth you lovers know ; In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow ; In vain fair...WORTLEY casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre, the chequer'd shade, The morning bower, the evening colonnade, But soft recesses of uneasy minds, To sigh... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 442 דפים
...FINISHING HIS HOUSE AND GARDENS. " AH, friend ! 'tis true — this truth you lovers know — In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow, In vain fair...greens : Joy lives not here, to happier seats it flies, 5 And only dwells where WORTLEY casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre, the chequer'd shade, The... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 דפים
...FINISHING Hi8 HOUSE AKD .\KDEXb. AH, friend ! 'tis true — this truth you lovers know — In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow, In vain fair...here, to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where WOBTLEY casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre, the checquer'd shade, The morning bower, the evening... | |
 | 1856 - 568 דפים
...Sup. Vol., p. 14. They begin, — " Ah, friend ! 'tis true — this truth you lovers know — In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow, In vain fair...flies, And only dwells where Wortley casts her eyes." Then came the quarrel with Lady Mary, and these six lines were suppressed. Pope, however, never threw... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1851 - 348 דפים
...quoted were these touching lines ; " Ah, Friend, 'tis true — this truth you lovers know ; In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow ; In vain fair...here, to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where Worlley casts her eyes, vV'hat are the gay parterre, the chequer'd shade, The morning bower, the evening... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 594 דפים
...such a devil of me in his writings afterwards, without any reason that I know of.' — Spenee. t ' In vain fair Thames reflects the double scenes, Of...here— to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where Wortlcy casts her eyes.' * These sweet and musical lines, which fall on the ear with such a lulling... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - 352 דפים
...quoted •were these touching lines ; " Ah, Friend, 'tis true — this truth you lovers know ; In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow ; In vain fair...Wortley casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre, the chequer'd shade, The morning bower, the evening colonnade, But soft recesses of uneasy minds, To sigh... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 דפים
...FINISHING HIS HOUSE AND QABDENS. AH, friend ! 'tis true — this truth you lovers know — -^- In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow ; In vain fair...Wortley casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre, the chequer'd shade, The morning bower, the evening colonnade, But soft recesses of uneasy minds, To sigh... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 340 דפים
...ON FINISHING BIS BOUSE AND GARDENS. AH, friend! 'tis true—this truth you lovers know— ** In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow; In vain fair...hanging mountains, and of sloping greens: Joy lives not here,—to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where Wortley casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre,... | |
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