 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
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - English poetry - 1909 - 1334 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...'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.... | |
 | Recitations - 1909 - 636 pages
...then leave me to decay ? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me mourn the livelong day ? Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a countess...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.... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Julian Hawthorne - Anthologies - 1901 - 446 pages
...train, Nor think a countess can have woe. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy is their estate ; To smile for joy, than sigh for woe...to be great. " How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care 1 Like the poor plant, that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling... | |
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