...Thames. 4 Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths around hershone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those ; I* Favours to none, to all she smiles extends, Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as...

...Thames. Fair nymphs, and well-dress'd youths around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends, firight as the...

...Thames. Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths, around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those: Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the...

...breast, the ensign of popery, the adoration of which is plainly recommended in the following lines : On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Next he represents her as the universal church, according to the boasts of the papists : And like the...

...which Druids might adore"— The last word naturally reminds the editor of this couplet in Pope; " On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore."— What can be more easy or more useless than such criticism ?— The admirers of Thomson will scarcely...

...Thames. 4 Fairnymphs and well-dress'd youths aroundher shone; But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as...

...hung from her neck of purest alabaster, and /hading the fine cambric, formed an elegant contrast, and On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore. Lovely Emma, in whatever dress art supplied, thou wert sure of pleasing. Immortal shalt thou be, if...

...quarters. Bel. [Half aside.] Beat up her quarters ! [Looks at him smilingly, then half aside. Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. [Stands musing. Rove. Hey ! what, fallen into a reverie ? Prithee, Brisk, what does all this mean ?...

...quarters. Bel. [Half (aide.] Beat up her quarters ! [Looks at him smilingly, then half aside. Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. [Stands musing. Hare. Hey ! what, fallen into a reverie ? Prithee, Brisk, what does all this mean ?...

...nature was the introduction of the Trochee, to form the first foot of an heroic verse : as, Favours to none, to all she smiles extends, O'ft she rejects, but never once offends. Each of these lines begins with a Trochee ; the remaining feet are in the Iambic movement. In the following...