 Spring to squench his amorous thirst. Honour ! who first taught lovely Eyes the art, To wound, and not to cure the heart : With Love to invite, but to forbid with Awe, And to themselves prescribe a Cruel Law...  The Invisible Spy - Page 26by Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Proud ! Oh curied Honour ! thou who fifft didft damn A Woman to the Sin of Shame! t \ Honour, who firft taught lovely Eyes the Art, . To wound and not to cure the Heart ; With Love t'invite, hut to forbid with Awe, And to themfelves prefcribe a cruel Law*. His chiefeft... | |
 | Eliza Haywood - 1773 - 310 pages
...• Oh curfed Honour, thou who firft drd'ft damn A woman to the fin of Shame ! Honour ! who taught to lovely eyes the art. To wound, and not to cure the heart ; With love t'invite, but to-forbid with awe; • ; And to themfelves prefcribe a cruel law. His chief... | |
 | Aphra Behn - English poetry - 2003 - 132 pages
...hindered mankind first, 120 At loves eternal spring to quench his amorous thirst. Honour! who first taught lovely eyes the art, To wound, and not to cure the heart: With love to invite, but to forbid with awe, And to themselves prescribe a cruel law; To veil 'em from... | |
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