...into six couplets. 6 Quietus in a technical sense, — discharge, acquittance, release. So in 127. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or, if it were, it bore not beauty's name ; And now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For, since...

...her treasure: Her audit, though delay'd, answer'd must be, And her quietus is to render thee. cxxvn. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bastard shame ; For since each hand hath put on nature's Fairing the foul with art's false borrow'd face, Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy bower, But is profan'd,...

...treafure : Her audit, though delay'd, anfwer'd muft be, And her quietus is to render thee. CXXVII. 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 (lander'd with a baftard fhame : For fmce each hand hath put on nature's...

...treafure : Her audit, though delay'd, anfwer'd muft be, And her quietus is to render thee. CXXVII. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's fucceffive heir, And beauty flander'd with a baftard fharae : For fince each hand hath put on nature's...

...Irish, and even Germans of both sexes, di» So Shakespeare in his i27th Sonnet : — " In the old time black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it bore...name ; « But now is black beauty's successive heir, Aii'l bwufy sland«r'd with a bastard's shun* " tinguished by striking and captivating personal beauty...

...Irish, and even Germans of both sexes, dis1 So Shakespeare in his 1 27th Sonnet: — 11 1n the old time black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name ; But now is black be.iutj-'s successive heir, And beaut)- ulander'd with a bastard's shame " tinguished by striking and...

...were, it bore not beaubfs name; Hut not» is block beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd witk a bastard shame; For since each hand hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with arfs folge borrow'd face, — Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy boicer1) But is profand, if not live»...

...-Sonette", No, 127, erinnert uns an Sidney's Stella: In the old age black was not counted fair, ür if it were, it bore not beauty's name ; But now is...Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy bower *) But is profan'd, if not lives in disgrace. Therefore, my mistress' eyes are raven-black, Her eyes so suited;...

...Herbert-Abtheüung verweist. Gleich das erste der „Herbert -Sonette", No. 127, erinnert uns an Sidney's Stella: In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...beauty slander'd with a bastard shame; For since each band hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with art's false borrow'd face, Sweet beauty hath...

...treasure : Her audit, though delay 'd, answer'd must be, And her quietus is to render thee. cxxvn. In the old age black was not counted fair. Or if it...face, Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy bower, But is profan'd, if not lives in disgrace. Therefore my mistress' brows are raven black, Her eyes so suited,...