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The Prelude (1850) [ Concepts ]
… for all who dwell In this secluded glen, and eagerly They give it welcome. Long ere heat of noon, From byre or field the kine were brought; the sheep Are penned in cotes; the chaffering is begun. The heifer lows, uneasy at the voice Of a new … Whose wonders in a covered wain lie hid. But one there is, the loveliest of them all, Some sweet lass of the valley, looking out For gains, and who that sees her would not buy? Fruits of her father's orchard, are her wares, And with the … blushing restlessly. The children now are rich, for the old to-day Are generous as the young; and, if content With looking on, some ancient wedded pair Sit in the shade together, while they gaze, "A cheerful smile unbends the wrinkled …
Poetry | Friendship | Beauty
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A Poem upon Tea (1712) [ Practices ]
… Taste. Yet more the gay, the lovely Colour courts, The Flavour charms us, but the Taste transports. I drink, and lo the kindly Steams arise, Wine's Vapour flags, and soon subsides and dies. The friendly Spirits brighten mine again, Repel the … fond of its Disease! The purest Air gross Mortals ne'er befriends, And Heav'n itself cannot be Heav'n to Fiends. Thus kindly Tea perhaps insipid seems To Sense debauch'd by Wine's seducing Steams; But sure, where-e'er these lov'd Abuses … the Beauteous and the Wise. Think of the Rose, that inoffensive Sweet, Of fragrant Gums, the Brain's luxurious Treat; Or kinder Odours which in verdant Fields, When newly cropt, the grassy Harvest yields. Think ev'ry grateful Smell diffus'd …
Tea | Drinking | Beauty | Charm
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On Picturesque Beauty, 1792 [ Concepts ]
… hath never yet, so far as I know, been made the set object of investigation. From scenes indeed of the picturesque kind we exclude the appendages of tillage, and in general the works of men; which too often introduce preciseness, and …
Beauty | Aesthetics | Nature
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Gentleman's Magazine Grubstreet Journal (1731) [ Concepts ]
… to the second, points out the Britons. Opposes a certain likeness, or figure among the French to the beautiful of either kind, which he represents as the symbol of capering, with the knees touching, and the ankles a foot and a half distant …
Dress | Fashion | Beauty | France
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The Auction (1778) [ People ]
… as she pass'd; Alas! those pleasures were not made to last! Too soon from dreams of joy the Fair-one 'woke, The creaking door her golden slumbers broke. Starting, in wild disorder up she rose: The quick but sad remembrance of her woes, … my evening prayer, “I learn'd the saintly look, and hypocritic air. “In a small room, and full three stories high, “A kind of grown-up Miss's Nursery, “I passed my time beneath that harsh restraint, “Which language cannot tell, nor fancy …
Women | Beauty | Leisure
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The New Bath Guide (1766) [ Practices / Places / People ]
… Beaver: Then Peace to his Ashes—Our Grief be supprest, Since we find such a Phoenix has sprung from his Nest; Kind Heaven has sent us another Professor, Who follows the Steps of his great Predecessor. But hark, now they strike the … is black; With envious Eyes he is doom'd to behold, The Captain's red Suit that's embroider'd with Gold! How seldom Mankind is content with their Lot! BOB JEROM two very good Livings has got; Yet still he accuses his Parents deceas'd, For making a Man of such Spirit a Priest. Not so Master MARMOZET, sweet little Boy, Mrs. DANGLECUB's Hopes, her Delight and her …
Beauty
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William Gilpin and picturesque unsociability [ Art and Literature ]
… Lady Llanover (London, R. Bentley, 1861-1862), vol. 6, p. 86. I am obliged to see more company than I wish: but I have a kind friend, who manages things dexterously for me. I commonly sit in my bow-windowed parlour below stairs, and all … He neither gave, nor received invitations to dinner. He was surrounded by rich neighbours, who were continually making handsome entertainments. He was glad to receive a friend at dinner in a family way; or a neighbour to drink tea: but … mention: ‘Vicar's Hill, Aug. 18, 1803. ‘These two volumes […] belong to my grandson William Gilpin of Cheam.’ It is a kind of illustrated catalogue or dictionary containing different types of horses and fowl. A headmaster preparing his …
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