| 1781 - 512 páginas
...ftation, So women mall preferve the nation. Mothers, 'tis faid, in days of old, Efteem'd their girls more choice than gold ; Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by publick view : (Few, who their diamonds value weigh, Expofe thofe diamonds ev'ry day.) Then, Then,... | |
| Nathaniel Cotton - 1790 - 98 páginas
...preferve the nation. Mother?, 'tis faid, in days of old ^ Efteem'd their girls more choice than gold i Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view i (Few, who their diamonds' value weigh* Expofe thofe diamonds ev'ry day) Then, if Sir PLUME drew near,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...ftation, So women lhall prcfcrve the nation. Mothers, 'tis laid, in days of old, Efteem'd their girls more choice than gold ; Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view : Few, who their diamonds' value weigh, Expofe thofe diamonds ev'ry day. Then, if Sir Plume drew near,... | |
| Nathaniel Cotton - 1791 - 272 páginas
...ftation, So Women fhall preferve the nation. Mothers, 'tis faid, in days of old Efteem'd their girls more choice than gold : Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view : (Few, who their diamonds' value weigh, Expofe thofe diamonds ev'ry day) Then, if Sir Plume drew near,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 páginas
...ftation, So women lhall preferve the nation. Mothers, 'tis laid, in days of old, Efteem'd their girls more choice than gold ; Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view : (Few, who their diamonds value weigh, Expoli; thofe diamonds tv'ry day.) Then, if Sir Plume drew... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 páginas
...prrfcrvc the nation. Mothers, 'tis faid, in days of old, ESeem'd their girls more choice than geld ; Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view : Few, who their diamond»' value weigh, Espoic thofe diamonds ev'ry day. Then, if Sir Plu me drew... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 322 páginas
...station, So women shall preserve the nation. Mothers, 'tis said, in days of old Esteem'd their girls more choice than gold : Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view (Few, who their diamonds' value weigh, Expose those diamonds every day) : Then, if Sir Plume drew near,... | |
| John Gay - 1826 - 376 páginas
...station, So women shall preserve the nation. Mothers, 'tis said, in days of old Esteem'd their girls more choice than gold : Too well a daughter's worth they knew, To make her cheap by public view (Few, who their diamonds' value weigh, Expose those diamonds ev'ry day) : Then, if Sir Plume drew near,... | |
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