Part 20

CHAUCER.

14. Does he not hold up his head, as it were, and strut in his gait?

Merry Wives of Windsor.

15. Sober he seems, and very sagely sad, And to the ground his eyes are lowly bent. Simple in show.

SPENSER--Fairy Queen.

16. He is the deuce among the girls, A thing of foppery and ton, of whiskers and of curls.

ALBERT PIKE.

17. A dainty gentleman, His sleepy eyes half closed, and countenance To no expression stronger than may suit A simper, capable of being turn'd.

SOUTHEY.

18. Contempt contracts his face, a smile is on his dark-brown cheek, his red eye rolls half concealed beneath his shaggy brows.

OSSIAN.

19. Downcast, or shooting glances far, How beautiful his eyes, That blend the nature of the star With that of summer skies!

WORDSWORTH.

20. Eyebrows bent like Cupid's bow, Front an ample field of snow, Even nose, and cheek withal Smooth as is the billiard-ball; Chin as woolly as the peach, And his lip doth kissing teach, Till he cherish too much beard And make Love and you afear'd.

BEN JONSON.

21. A fair and meaning face, an eye of fire, That checks the bold and makes the free retire.

CRABBE.

22. He has all the graces that render a man's society dear to ladies.

MASSINGER.

23. A beard that would make a razor shake, Unless its nerves were strong!

ALBERT PIKE.

24. He hath but a little beard, but time will send more if the man will be thankful.

As You Like It.

25. A fresh young Squire, A lover, and a lusty bachelor; With locks curl'd as they were laid in press: Of twenty years of age he is, I guess.

CHAUCER.

26. His form is middle size, Shaped in proportion fair; And hazel is his eagle eye, And auburn of the deepest dye His short curl'd beard and hair.

SCOTT.

27. The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.