...— "'Odious! in woollen! 'twould a saint provoke," Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ; ' No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...frightful when one's dead—- And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.' " 349. Having thus adverted to the ruling passion in the merchant, the warrior,...

...Passion ? " Odious in woollens, 'twould a saint provoke, (Were tile last words that poor Narcissa spoke.) No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace, Wrap...frightful when one's dead, And — Betty — give this cheek a little red." Said to be actually true of Mrs. Oldfield, the celebrated actress. Labruyere has...

...Passion ? " Odious in \wollens, 'twould a saint provoke, (Were tile last words that poor Narcissa spoke.) No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace, Wrap...would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead, And — Betty^give this cheek a little red." Said to be actually true of Mrs. Oldfield, the celebrated...

...— Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke I (Were the last words that poor Xarcissa spoke) No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face. Pope, ' Moral Essays,' Epist. i. 216-9, Elwin and Courthope'e edit. Swift alludes to colberteen lace...

...Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ') " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : <* An ancient nobleman, who continued this practice long after his legs were disabled by the gout....

..." ' Odious! in woollen! 'twould a saint provoke,' (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke). ' No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap...frightful when one's dead— And, Betty, give this cheek a little red.''' The least observation of the world will show that this absorbing passion has...

...expires. 'Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke,' Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ; 1 No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...frightful when one's dead — And— Betty — give this cheek a little red.' 251 The courtier smooth, who forty years had shined An humble servant to all human...

...Odious ! in woollen ! 't would a saint provoke ! (Were tlio last words that poor Narcissa spoke.) Ko, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold...frightful when one's dead ! And — Betty — give this cheek a little red." This was, perhaps, a fair mark : but, generally speaking, we could imagine no...

..." Odious ! in woollen ! 't would a saint provoke ! (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke.) No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...lifeless face ; One would not, sure, be frightful when one'a dead ! And — Betty — give this check a little red." This was, perhaps, a fair mark : but,...

...Odious I in woollen ; 'twould a saint provoke I (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke) — No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...lifeless face ; One would not, sure, be frightful when one 's dead — And— Betty— give this cheek a little red."— Pope. Cnder the organ-screen —...