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" In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name; But now is black beauty's successive heir, And Beauty... "
The poems of William Shakspeare, with mr. Capell's History of the origin of ... - Page 184
by William Shakespeare - 1798
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Poems on Several Occasions: By Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1760 - 266 pages
...knows well To ihun the heaven that leads men to this hell ' . In praife of her beauty, though black. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...beauty's fucceffive heir, And beauty flander'd with a baflard fhame : For fince each hand hath put on nature's power,. Fairing the foul with art's falfe...
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Poems Written by Mr. William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1775 - 290 pages
...none knows well To fhun the heaven that leads men to this hell. In praife of her beauty, though black. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name : But now is black beauty's fucceflive heir, And beauty flander'd with a baftard fhame : For fmce each hand hath put on nature's...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: In Ten Volumes ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 752 pages
...audit, though dehyM, anfwer'd mult be, And her quietus is to render thee *. CXXVII. In the old age 9 black was not counted fair ", Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name ; "" 6 Wbicb it ait mir'd with feconds, — ] I am juft informed by in old lady, that /Vow/I is a provincial...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Spenser. Shakespeare ...

1792 - 774 pages
...delay'd,anfwer'd niufk be, And her quietus is to render thee. CXXVII. In the oM age black was not cnuntod fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name; But now is black beauty's fucceffivc heir, And beauty ilandtr'd wi;ha baftard fhamc. For finco each hand hath put on nature''...
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. IN the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name : But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame: For since each hand hath put on nature's...
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The Poems of William Shakespeare: Comprehending Venus and Adonis, Tarquin ...

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 pages
...knows veil To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BE AUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name : But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For-since each hand hath put on nature's...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...treasure : Her audit, though delay'd, answer'd must be, And her quietus is to render thee. SONNET CXXVII. IN the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame. For since each hand hath put on nature's...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BE AUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name : But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For since each hand hath put on nature's...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name : But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For since each hand hath put on nature's...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 20

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 486 pages
...MALONE. 8 And her auiEius — ] So, in Hamlet : CXXVII. In the old age black was not counted fair9, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For since each hand hath put on nature's...
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