 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 strani
...Let such, such only, tread this sacred floor, ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT mI KNOW the thing that 's most uncommon ; (Envy be silent, and attend !) I know...Handsome and witty, yet a friend. Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly, An equal mixture of good humour And... | |
 | 1849 - 668 strani
...clear? . . . HERE is a ' very nice' antique : 'I ENOW the thing that's most uncommon; (ENVY, be allent and attend,) I know a reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend. ' Not warped by passion, awed by rumor, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly, An equal mixture of... | |
 | 1849 - 612 strani
...absolute extinguishment of vivification !' Is n't that clear ? . . . HERE U a ' very nice' antique : *I KNOW the thing that's most uncommon; (ENVY, be silent and attend,) 1 know а геавопаЫс woman. Handsome and witty, yet a friend. ' Not warped by paesion, awed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1851 - 628 strani
...bird of Juno stooping t Melody resigns to fate. ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT. 1 KNOW the thing that 'i; most uncommon ; (Envy, be silent and attend !) I know...reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend. Not warp' J by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, nor gay through follj : An equal mixture... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 340 strani
...Her breaking looks foretold a breaking heart;" and she died in mi!.] ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT. 1 I KNOW the thing that's most uncommon; (Envy be silent...Handsome and witty, yet a friend. Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly; An equal mixture of good humour And... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 strani
...foretold a breaking heart ;" and she died in 1726.] ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT.1 I KNOW the thing that 's most uncommon ; (Envy be silent and attend !) I know...Handsome and witty, yet a friend. Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly; An equal mixture of good humour And... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 514 strani
...stanza, Popc certainly had no view to the loyiml talents of the lady whom he celebrates : — "I know a thing that's most uncommon, (Envy, be silent and attend...reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend." process, from those more comprehensive powers which Eeason is understood to imply.* Various meanings... | |
 | Drawing-room sibyl - 1855 - 464 strani
...- 289 i. SHALL I TELL YOUR PREVAILING CHARACTERISTICS ? THE thing that's most uncommon, " Thou art" a reasonable woman ; Handsome and witty, yet a friend Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour Not grave through pride, nor gay through folly ; An equal mixture of good humour And... | |
 | East India college - 1856 - 480 strani
...their part. Yes, wiser, happier far are they Who can forget — who can be gay ! ENGLISH LADIES. " 1 know the thing that's most uncommon ; ( Envy, be silent...reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend. " Not warped by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through priile, nor gay through folly ; An equal mixture... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 362 strani
...bird of Juno stooping ; Melody resigns to fate. ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT. 1 I KNOW the thing that 's most uncommon ; (Envy be silent, and attend !) I know...reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend. 2 Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly, An equal mixture... | |
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Yes, she has one, I must aver; When all the world conspires to praise her, The woman's deaf, and does not hear. 
