"Larum" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... reads the psalms and chapters for the day, In —— Cleopatra, or the last new play. Thus gloomy Zara, with a solemn grace, Deceives mankind, and hides behind her face. Nor far beneath her in renown, is she, Who, through good breeding, is ill company; Whose manners will not let her larum cease, Who thinks you are unhappy, when at peace; To find you news, who racks her subtle head, And vows—that her great-grandfather is dead. A dearth of words a woman need not fear, But 'tis a task indeed to learn—to hear: In that the skill of conversation lies; ...
— The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 • Edward Young |
