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...face ! Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chas'd old age away, Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce,...earthly thing of use ? To patch, nay ogle, might become a^saint ; Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay ; Curl'd...

...face ! Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chased old-age away ; y, The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray ; The hungry judges pateh, nay ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas !...

...avocations — ' Oh, if to dance all night and dress all day Charm'd the small-pox, or chased old age away ; Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing of use'? ' Much of the phraseology, both colloquial and otherwise, which is strange to our ears, as quoted by...

...: " Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chased old age away ; Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing of иee t " Exquisite poem ! Was it originally read as a gentle satire, or a true picture, 17ОЭ-1742.]...

...face ! Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm' d the small-pox, or chased old-age away ; Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce,...Curl'd or uncurl' d, since locks will turn to gray ; Since, painted or not painted, all shall fade, And she who scorns a man must die a maid ; What then...

...if to dance a'l night and dress all day, Charm 'd the small- pox, or chased old age away, VVhowouJd not scorn what housewife's cares produce, Or who would...learn one earthly thing of use? To patch nay ogle, may Income a saint ; Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas! frail beauty must decay;...

...calls forth all the wonders of her face ; Sees by degrees a purer blush arise ; while he declares — To patch, nay ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. • The bitter Dean of St Patrick deals in rougher fashion with the ointments, daubs, paints, and creams...

...face ! Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm 'd the smallpox, or chas'd old age away ; Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce,...But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, Curl'd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to gray ; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And she who...