 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 420 páginas
...such awe as perfect beauty — now there is something consoling and encouraging in ugliness. SONG. Give Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast ; But health and good Inimour to make her his toast, If strait, I don't mind whether slender or fat, And six feet or four—... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 páginas
...The Duenna have had his eye upon this composition of Her. lick's, when he wrote that sprightly song : Give Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast, But health and good humour, to make her his toast, &c.? IX. THE CARCANET. INSTEAD of orient pearls, of jet I sent my love a carcanet :* About her spotless... | |
 | British drama - 1824 - 814 páginas
...in such awe as perfect beauty, now there is something consoling and encouraging in ugliness. SONG. Give Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast, But health and good humour to make her his fat, And six feet or four—we'll ne'er quarrel for toast, If straight, I don't mind whether slender... | |
 | 1832 - 826 páginas
...in such awe as perfect beauty, now there is something consoling and encouraging in ugliness. SONG. Give Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast, But health and good humour to moke her his toast, If straight, I don't mind whether slender or fat, And six feet or four — we'll... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1840 - 346 páginas
...such awe as perfect beauty — now there is something consoling and encouraging in ugliness. SONG. Give Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast. But health and good-humour to make her his toast ; If straight, I don't mind whether Blender or fat, And eix feet... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 páginas
...Uftcb, by bis own furapfe, luvoud r.-i-.-r.'i)..lo »11 thing* thai tittJmutotndloT«tb. Л CHOICE. s icy p , hi» toast ; If straight, I don't mind whether Blonder or fat, And six foot or four— we'll ne'er... | |
 | Charles MacCarthy Collins - 1885 - 352 páginas
...Here behold their meed ! JC MANGAN. (From tlie Irish.) GIVE ISAAC THE NYMPH WHO NO BEAUTY CAN BOAST. GIVE Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast, But health and good-humour to make her his toast ; If straight, I don't mind whether slender or fat, And six feet... | |
 | Charles MacCarthy Collins - 1885 - 350 páginas
...Here behold their meed ! JC MANGAN. (From the Irish.) GIVE ISAAC THE NYMPH WHO NO BEAUTY CAN BOAST. GIVE Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast, But health and good-humour to make her his toast ; If straight, I don't mind whether slender or fat, And six feet... | |
 | Edward FitzGerald - 1887 - 544 páginas
...Good-humour." " So you may accommodate me with a motto from another old Song whenever my time comes; 'Give Isaac the Nymph who no beauty can boast, But Health and Good-humour to make her his toast.' Well, every man to his fancy — Here's to mine! — And when we... | |
 | Edward FitzGerald - 1889 - 506 páginas
...you may accommodate me," said I, " with a motto from another old Song whenever my time comes ; " ' Give Isaac the Nymph who no beauty can boast, But Health and Good-humour to make her his toast.' Well, every man to his fancy — Here's to mine !— And when we... | |
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Give Isaac the nymph who no beauty can boast, But health and good-humour to make her his toast : If straight, I don't mind whether slender or fat, And six feet or four — we'll ne'er quarrel for that. 
