 Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And oh! then leave them to decay? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think...  Kenilworth - Page ixby Walter Scott - 1836Full view - About this book
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...livelong day? Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think...than to be great. How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care ! Like the poor plant that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling... | |
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...Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ? The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they d meet tbee After long years, How should I greet thee ? — In silence and tears. happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy, than sigh for woe ; To be content, than to be great. How... | |
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...arms, Then leave me mourn the live-long day? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think...their estate ; To smile for joy, than sigh for woe i To be content, than to be great. " How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with... | |
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...Then leave me to mourn the livelong day) "The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go: Envious, they mark my silken train, Nor think...than to be great. "How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care! Like the poor plant, that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling... | |
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...arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day ? "The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a..." The simple nymphs! they little know How far more happy 's their estate; To smile for joy than sigh for woe, To be content than to be great. Like the... | |
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...arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day ? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think...The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy than sigh for woe — To be content — than to be great.... | |
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...Then leave to mourn the live-long day ? ' The village maidens of the plain ' Salute me lowly as they go : ' Envious they mark my silken train, ' Nor think a Countess can have woe. ' How far less blest am I than them ! ' Daily to pine and waste with care, ' Like the poor plant, that,... | |
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