 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
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1877 - 482 pages
...arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day ? "The village maidens of the plains Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have wo. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1879 - 422 pages
...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 Countess can have wo. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 'a their estate ; To smile for joy than... | |
 | John Ross - English poetry - 1878 - 816 pages
...leave me to mourn the live-long day? Xvtt. 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. Xv1tt. The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy's their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | John Ross - English poetry - 1878 - 786 pages
...leave me to mourn the live-long day? XVII. 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. XVIII. The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more nappy's their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 242 pages
...leave, to mourn the live-long day ? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go :u Envious, they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have woe. " How far less blest am I than them !15 Daily to pine and waste with care,1" Like the poor plant, that,... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day? "The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as I 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 begreat.... | |
 | Readers - 1880 - 404 pages
...Then leave to mourn the live-long day 1 " 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,... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they 4 Daily to pine and waste with care! Like the poor plant, that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 368 pages
...leave me to mourn the livelong day ? 1 7 ' 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. 18 'The simple nymphs! they little know How far more happy 's their estate; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | Norman Macleod - 1882 - 966 pages
...high position do them very little good. " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go, Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a...than sigh for woe. To be content than to be great." So we all like to believe. But after all it is highly doubtful whether there is more content, as the... | |
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