 twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 1711871Full view - About this book
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 pages
...But we must move on. Next, then, let us come to the case of Narcissa : — ' Odious ! in woollen 1 7 'Twould a saint provoke,' Were the last words that...limbs and shade my lifeless face ; One would not sure be frightful when one's dead : And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.' Well, what's the matter now... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 pages
...But we must move on. Next, then, let us come to the case of Narcissa : — ' Odious ! in woollen > 7 'Twould a saint provoke,' Were the last words that...limbs and shade my lifeless face ; One would not sure be frightful when one's dead : And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.' Well, what's the matter now... | |
 | William Henry Irving - Literary Criticism - 1928 - 508 pages
...Saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke), • (Ed. Warton), III, 207, 1. 246. "No, let a charming Chintz and Brussels lace Wrap...limbs, and shade my lifeless face; One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this Cheek a little Red." ' Johnson, as one... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, 240 For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 'Odious! in woollen! 'twould a Saint provoke, (Were...lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face: 245 One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this Cheek a little... | |
 | William Edward Tate - Architecture - 1969 - 408 pages
...legislation. Pope's Narcissa (Nance Oldfield) objected very emphatically to the idea of burial in woollen :31 Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a Saint provoke (Were...and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this Cheek a little Red. Another topic connected... | |
 | English periodicals - 1928 - 980 pages
...to pass their lives thus attired, but wished to continue to wear cotton when life was extinct. Let charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face.14 Though the vendors of such smuggled and outlawed fabrics were chary of advertising their wares,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1899 - 710 pages
...the last by her friend, an ex-actress, Mrs. Saunders, the Betty of Pope's somewhat spiteful lines : ' Odious, in woollen 'twould a saint provoke, (Were...limbs and shade my lifeless face. One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.' The fact is that Mrs. Oldfield... | |
 | 1903 - 248 pages
...Here is a part of the passage in which he illustrates the persistence of a ruling passion : "Odious I in woollen! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last...and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And— Betty— give this cheek a little red." Here again from the... | |
 | Yasmine Gooneratne - Literary Criticism - 1976 - 164 pages
...Pride, Impiety! From An Essay on Man, 1 (1734) D. 'Odious! in woollen! 'twould a Saint provoke, 242 (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke) No,...limbs, and shade my lifeless face: One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead And - Betty - give this Cheek a little Red.' From An Epistle to Lord Cobham... | |
 | Edward Hungerford Goddard - Natural history - 1894 - 894 pages
...the ruling passion strong in death, thus refers to the custom : — " Odious ! in woollen ! 'tvrould a saint provoke, Were the last words that poor Narcissa...and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead : And — Betty — give this cheek a little red." The mistress was the... | |
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