 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 ページ
...inhabited by spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The gnomes, or daemons of earth, delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, arc the best-conditioned creatures imaginable: for they »ay, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 ページ
...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The gnomes, or daemons of earth, delight in mischief; but die sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best...conditioned creatures imaginable: for they say, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate familiarities with these gentle spirits, upon a condition very easy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 ページ
...inhabited by spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The gnomes, or daemons of earth, delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable : for they say, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate familiarities... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 ページ
...inhabited by spirits, ivhich they call Sylphs, Gnom Nymphs, and Salamanders. The gnomes, or damans of earth, delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable: for they say, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate familiarities... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1819 - 396 ページ
...habitation is in the air, arc the best conditioned creatures imaginable; for, they say, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate familiarities with these...gentle spirits, upon a condition very easy to all true adepts,—an inviolate preservation of chastity. As to the following cantos, all the passages of them... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 ページ
...earth delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whoso habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable. For they say, any mortals may...true adepts, an inviolate preservation of chastity. I know how disagreeable it is to make use of hard words before a lady; but it is so much the concern... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 430 ページ
...Earth delight in mischief; but the Sylphs, whose habitation is in the Air, are the best-conditioned Creatures imaginable. For they say, any mortals may...true Adepts, an inviolate preservation of Chastity. As to the following Cantos, all the passages of them are as fabulous, as the Vision at the beginning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 ページ
...Earth delight in mischief; but the Sylphs, whose habitation is in the Air, are the best-conditioned Creatures imaginable. For they say, any mortals may...true Adepts, an inviolate preservation of Chastity. . As to the following Cantos, all the passages of them are as fabulous, as the Vision at the beginning,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 308 ページ
...habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable ; for, they say, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate familiarities with these...true adepts, an inviolate preservation of chastity. As to the following cantos, all the passages of them are as fabulous as the vision at the beginning,... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 ページ
...habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable; for, they say, any mortal may enjoy the most intimate familiarities with these...gentle spirits, upon a condition very easy to all true adepts,—an inviolate preservation of chastity. As to the following cantos, all the passages of them... | |
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of earth, delight in mischief; but the Sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best conditioned creatures imaginable; for they say any mortals may enjoy the most intimate familiarities with these gentle spirits, upon a condition very easy to all... 
