| Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 ページ
...I know of them is in a French book called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its title and size is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read...the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the bestconditioned creatures imaginable. For they say, any mortals may enjoy the most intimate familiarities... | |
| 1872 - 676 ページ
...little should be known of the author of this book, " which," Pope says, " both in its title and size is so like a novel that many of the fair sex have read it for one .by mistake." The author was L'Abbé Montfaucon de Villars, nephew of the celebrated Bénédictin Bernard de Montfaucon,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 ページ
...know of them is in a French book called Le Compte de Gabalis, which, both in its title and size, is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read...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 - 1853 - 330 ページ
...know of them is in a French book called Le Comle de Gabalis, which, both in its title and size, is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Dtranons of E arth, delight in mischief ; but the Sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned... | |
| Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - 352 ページ
...know of them is in a French book called " Le Comte de Gabalis," which, both in its title and size, is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read...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, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 ページ
...book called ' Le Comtc de Gabalis,' which both in its title and size is so like a novel, that nany of the fair sex have read it for one by mistake. According...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 ページ
...book called ' Le Comte dc Gabalis,' 1 which both in its title and size is so like a novel, that nany of the fair sex have read it for one by mistake. According...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 ページ
...I know of them is in a French book called Le Comte de Gab alls, which both in its title and size is @ j, Aecording to these gentlemen, the four elements are inhabited by spirits, which they call sylphs, gnomes,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 ページ
...know of them is in a French book called Le Compte de Gabalis, wnich, both in its title and size, is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read...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 - 1863 - 348 ページ
...know of them is in a French book called " Le Comte de Gabalis," which, both in its title and size, is so like a novel, that many of the fair sex have read...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... | |
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