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Warton, bestows judicious praise upon the art with which this poet, in the Rape of the Lock, has used many "periphrases and uncommon expressions," to avoid mentioning the name of scissars, which would sound too vulgar for epic dignity fatal engine, forfex, meeting-points, &c.
Hither came the fair Belinda Arabella Fermor to play that game of ombre which the poet was to make famous; and here, her triumph at cards achieved, she was taking coffee "For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned The berries crackle and the mill turns round" when "the Peer", Lord Petre, "spreads the glittering forfex wide" and snips off the lock of hair!
Come, a second rape of the lock, Belinda." Fortunately for Belinda, "the glittering forfex" was not immediately produced, as fine ladies do not now, as in former times, carry any such useless implements about with them. Such was the modest, graceful dignity of Miss Portman's manners, that she escaped without even the charge of prudery. She retired to her own apartment as soon as she could.
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