 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...injured surely may repine — Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine ? "Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And, oh !...decay ? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ? "The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go; Envious... | |
 | Dean Dudley - England - 1851 - 262 pages
...begun, Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, Why didst thoa praise my humble charms, And oh ! then leave them...decay ? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ? Alas ! while happy peasants sleep. Here I sit lonely and forlorn ;... | |
 | Durham city, sch - 1852 - 486 pages
...surely may repine) — Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine ? Why didst thou praise my humble charms And oh then...decay ? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me mourn the live-long day ? The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as I go ; Envious they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 532 pages
...surely may repine,) — Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine ? " Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And, oh !...didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave to mourn tbr livelong day ? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 698 pages
...injured surely mav repine,) Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine T " Why didst thou praise my humble charms. And, oh ! then leave them to decay 1 VVTKy didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day 1 " The village maidens... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine? " Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And, oh! then...decay? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day. " The village maidens of the plain Salute mo lowly as they go : Envious... | |
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1855 - 776 pages
...thou praite my humblo charms And, oh! then leave them to decay) Why dulxt thou win me to thy firm*, er a* they go -, Envioiu they mnrk my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have wo. " The simple nymphe... | |
 | David Mallet, Frederick Dinsdale - Ballads - 1857 - 424 pages
...would say ! And, proud of conquest — pluck' d the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. * * * * Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And, oh !...to thy arms, Then leave to mourn the live-long day T Cumnor Hall, verses 8, 16 ; Evans' Old Ballads, edition 1784, vol. iv. p. 130, No. 9 ; edition 1810,... | |
 | David Mallet, Frederick Dinsdale - Ballads - 1857 - 404 pages
...would say ! And, proud of conquest — pluck' d the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. * * * * Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And, oh !...? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave to mouni the live-long day ?' Cumrnir Hall, verses 8, 16; Evans' Old Ballads, edition 1784, vol. iv. p.... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine ? Why didst thou praise my humble charms, And, oh !...decay ? Why didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ? The village maidens of the plain Salute me lonely as I go : Envious... | |
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Rather ambition's gilded crown Makes thee forget thy humble 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? 
