 Be she meeker, kinder, than fhe turtle-dove or pelican : If she be not so to me, What care I how kind she be? Shall a woman's virtues move Me to perish for her love? Or, her well-deservings known, Make me quite forget mine own? Be she with that goodness...  Works - Strana 221podľa Maria Edgeworth - 1824Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | George Ellis - 1803 - Počet stránok 476
...merit's value * known, Make me quite forget mine own I Be she with that goodness blest Which may gain her name of best ; If she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? 'Cause her fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that bear a noble mind Where... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1806 - Počet stránok 308
...those are to me the most amiable of the sex, who " Feel every Tanify in fondness lost." You know that I am delicate, even fastidious, in my taste for female...of best, If she be not such to me, • What care I Jiow good she be ?" And I will further acknowledge, that J am not easily satisfied with the manner... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - Počet stránok 512
...virtues move Me to perish for her love ? Or her well-deservings known, Make me quite forget mine own ? Be she with that goodness blest Which may merit name of best; If she be not kind to me, What care I how good she be t Cause her fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - Počet stránok 330
...well-deservings known, Make me quite forget my own ? Be she with that goodness blest Which may gain her name of Best, * If she be not such to me, • What care I how good she be! . 'Cause her fortune seems too high, .. Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that hear a noble mind,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - Počet stránok 456
...love ? Or, her well-deservings knowne, Make me quite forget mine owne ? 2O Be shee with that goodnesse blest, Which may merit name of Best ; If she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? Cause her fortune seems too high, 25 Shall I play the foole and dye ? Those that beare a noble minde,... | |
 | Maria [collections] Edgeworth - 1825 - Počet stránok 382
...those are to me the most amiable of the sex, who " Feel every vanity in fondness lost." You know that I am delicate, even fastidious, in my taste for female...the manner in which a woman is kind to me : if it be duty- work kindness, I would not give thanks for it : it is done for her reputation, not for me, and... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - Počet stránok 600
...her well-deservings known, Make me quite forget mine own ? Ee she with that goodness blest, M'hich may merit name of best ; If she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? ROBERT HERRICK. BORN 1591— DIED ABOUT 1662. HERRICK was the son of a goldsmith in London. He studied... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1833 - Počet stránok 404
...turn with distaste from those to whom I am compelled to do homage for the sake of the general l^good of society. I am not charlatan enough to pretend upon...the manner in which a woman is kind to me: if it be duty- work kindness, I would not give thanks for it: it is done for her reputation, not for me, and... | |
 | Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1833 - Počet stránok 246
...virtues move Me to perish for her love ? Or her well deservings knowne, Make me quite forget mine own? " Be she with that goodness blest Which may merit name...she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? " Great, or good, or kind, or fair, I will ne'er the more despair; If she love me, this believe,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1834 - Počet stránok 522
...are to me the most amiable of the sex, who • " Feel every vanity in fondness lost." You know that I am delicate, even fastidious, in my taste for female...she be not such to me. What care I how good she be !" thanks for it: it is done for her reputation, not for me, and let the world thank her. To the best... | |
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