| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 282 pages
...Must sicken when those gaudes are by ? ' 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And...much am wrong), Or 'tis not beauty lures thy vows ; Bather ambition's gilded crown Makes thee forget thy humble spouse. ' Then, Leicester, why, again... | |
| Joseph Robertson - Poets, Scottish - 1822 - 414 pages
...sicken when those gaudes are hy ? " 'Mong rural heauties, I was one : " Among the fields, wild flowers are fair. " Some country swain might me have won, " And thought my heauty passing rare. " Bui, Leicester, or I much am wrong, " Or 'tis not heauty lures tby vows ; "... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...Must sicken when those gaudes are by ? ' 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And...spouse. ' Then, Leicester, why, again I plead (The injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...Must sicken when those gaudes are by ? ' 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And...spouse. ' Then, Leicester, why, again I plead (The injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 470 pages
...Must sicken when those gaudes are by? ' 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And...spouse. ' Then, Leicester, why, again I plead (The injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country maid, f • When some fair princess might... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...Must sicken when those gauds are by ? trMong rural beauties I was one; Among tho flekbi wild-flowers passing beauty rare. * But, Leicester-or 1 much am wrongIt is not beauty 1 tiros thy vows ; Bather... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 474 pages
...Must sicken when those gauds are by ? " 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And....beauty passing rare. " But, Leicester, (or I much am wwngv) Or 'tis not beauty lure* thy vows ; Rather ambition's gilded crown Makes thce forget thy humble... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 472 pages
...Must sicken when those gauds are by ? " 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And thought my beaut} ijaasAng rare. " But, Leicester, (or I much am wrong,) Or 'tis not beauty lures thy vows ; Rather... | |
| Walter Scott - 1836 - 564 pages
...when those gauds are by T " 'Mong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair j Some country swain might me have won, And thought...thy vows ; Rather ambition's gilded crown Makes thee ibrget thy humble spouse. " Then, Leicester, why, again I plead, (The injured surely may repine,) —... | |
| England - 1840 - 784 pages
...thoie gands are by ? " 'Hong rural beauties I was one, Among the fields wild flowers are fair; SJIDC country swain might me have won, And thought my beauty...beauty lures thy vows ; Rather ambition's gilded crown Hakes thee forget thy humble spouse. " Then, Leicester, why, again I plead. (The injured surely may... | |
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