• From “The Rape of the Lock,” Canto II. ll. 7–18.

    ON her white breast a sparkling cross she wore,
    Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore,
    Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose,
    Quick as her eyes, and as unfixed as those:
    Favors to none, to all she smiles extends:
    Oft she rejects, but never once offends.
    Bright as the sun, her eyes...