 I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe; Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain, Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburn'd brain.  The English Poets: Chaucer to Donne - Strana 348podľa Thomas Humphry Ward - 1889Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1824 - Počet stránok 378
...cause her read, reading might cause her know — Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain; But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay, Invention, nature's child,... | |
 | 1824 - Počet stránok 378
...cause her read, reading might cause her know — Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flowSome fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain ; But words came halting forth, wanting... | |
 | Počet stránok 462
...Pleasure might cause, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...inventions fine, her wits to entertain — Oft turning other's leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned braiii.... | |
 | 1845 - Počet stránok 384
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-bura'd brain: But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay, Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - 1846 - Počet stránok 432
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain; I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...inventions fine, her wits to entertain : Oft turning over leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain. But... | |
 | 1851 - Počet stránok 318
...Pleasure might cause, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...inventions fine, her wits to entertain — Oft turning other's leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain.... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1860 - Počet stránok 404
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain : tsee if thence wouldJiow Some fresh and fruitful showers^upon_my sun-burn'd brain. But words came... | |
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1862 - Počet stránok 588
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain ; I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain. Astropkel, lines 13 — 64. STELLA'S QUEENSHIP. 315 But words came halting forth,... | |
 | William Minto - 1874 - Počet stránok 520
...different source : "his lips were sweet, inspired with Stella's kiss." He had tried the old plan — " I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain." But Invention, the child of Nature, fled from the blows of Study. He sat biting his... | |
 | William Minto - 1874 - Počet stránok 506
...different source : " his lips were sweet, inspired with Stella's kiss." He had tried the old plan— " I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain." But Invention, the child of Nature, fled from the blows of Study. He sat biting his... | |
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