 Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair: The doubtful beam long nods from side to side; At length the wits mount up, the hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning...  The London Magazine - Página 6501823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 páginas
...scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair ; The doubtful beam long nods from side lo d x 7 Who sought no more than on his foe to die. But Ihis bold lord, with manly strength cndu'd. She with... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 454 páginas
...: — "Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air; Weighs the men's wits against the ladies' hair; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side; At length the wits mount up, the hairs subside." But more than the wit and fancy, I think, the perfect keeping of the poem deserves admiration. Except... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 páginas
...LITERATURE. fA.D. 171* died in metaphor and one in song ; one was killed by a frown, but revived by a smile. See fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes : Nor feared the chief the unequal fight to try, \Vho sought no more than on his foe to die. THI IHTii.r.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1963 - 884 páginas
...to side; At length the Wits mount up, the Hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, 75 With more than usual Lightning in her Eyes ; Nor fear'd the Chief th' unequal Fight to try, Who sought no more than on his Foe to die. But this bold Lord, with manly Strength indu'd, She with... | |
 | Yasmine Gooneratne - 1976 - 164 páginas
...'death' equates heroic valour with sexual consummation See fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, v, 75 With more than usual Lightning in her Eyes; Nor fear'd the Chief th'unequal Fight to try, Who sought no more than on his Foe to die. Their battle is 'unequal' because... | |
 | Ulrich Broich - 1990 - 252 páginas
...doughty Hero slain, But at her Smile, the Beau reviv'd again.67 And again we have the mixture when fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, With more than usual Lightning in her Eyes; Nor fear'd the Chief th'unequal Fight to try, Who sought no more than on his Foe to die.68 Even the climax of the battle... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 páginas
...again. 70 Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air. Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side; At...flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes; Nor feared the chief the unequal fight to try. Who sought no more than on his foe to die. But this bold... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1998 - 260 páginas
...again. 70 Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side; At length the wits mount up, the hairs subside. With more than usual lightning in her eyes: Nor feared the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought... | |
 | Raffaele Gaetano - 2002 - 516 páginas
...flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, / And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies»56; «See fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, / With more than usual lightning in her eyes»57. Quanto a fatica l'anonimo traduttore dell'edizione bolognese del 1822 riuscirà a rendere:... | |
 | Sophie Gee - 2008 - 387 páginas
...revived again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side; At...flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes: Nor feared the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought no more than on his foe to die. But this bold... | |
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