 But, Leicester, (or I much am wrong,) Or 'tis not beauty lures thy vows; 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...  Old Ballads: Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date - Page 90by Thomas Evans - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - Children's poetry, English - 1877 - 326 pages
...building 12 immured, buried : privity, solitude i usage, treatment 20 appal, frighten 27 mid, take away ' But, Leicester, (or I much am wrong), ' Or 'tis not...' Then., Leicester, why, — again I plead, ' The injured surely may repine, — ' Why didst thou wed a country maid, ' When some fair Princess might... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1877 - 308 pages
...might me have won, And thought my beauty passing rare. " But. Leicester, (or I much am wrong,) Or 't is not beauty lures thy vows; Rather ambition's gilded...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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 294 pages
...might me have won, And thought my beauty passing rare. "But, Leicester, (or I much am wrong,) Or 't is not beauty lures thy vows; Rather ambition's gilded...humble spouse. " Then, Leicester, why, again I plead, (Tiie injured surely may repine !) — Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might... | |
 | John Ross - English poetry - 1878 - 786 pages
...swain might me have won, And thought my passing beauty rare. But, Leicester (or I much am wrong), It is not beauty lures thy vows ; Rather ambition's gilded crown Makes thee forget thy humble spouse. XV. Then, Leicester, why, again I plead (The injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 242 pages
...all despised ; Why didst thou rend• it from that hall Whore, scornful Earl ! it well was prized ? " But Leicester (or I much am wrong), Or 'tis not beauty lures thy vows ;10 Eathcr, ambition's11 gilded crown Makes thee forget thy humble spouse.13 5 immured, buried. «... | |
 | Readers - 1880 - 404 pages
...ladies all despised ; Why didst thou rend it from that hall Where, scornful Earl ! it well was prized? " But, Leicester (or I much am wrong), Or 'tis not beauty...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... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And thought my beauty passing rare. " But, Leicester (or I much am wrong), Or 'tis not beauty fires thy vowsi Rather ambition's gilded crown Makes thee forget thy humble spouse. "Then, Leicester,... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have won, And thought my beauty ng in x 4 injured surely may repine), Why didst thou wed a country maid, When some fair princess might be thine?... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 368 pages
...might me have won, And thought my passing beauty rare. 14 'But, Leicester, or I much am wrong, It is not beauty lures thy vows; Rather ambition's gilded crown Makes thee forget thy humble spouse. 15 'Then, Leicester, why, again I plead, The injured surely may repine, Why didst thou wed a country... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - Great Britain - 1883 - 422 pages
...Among the fields wild flowers are fair ; Some country swain might me have wcni, And thought my beauty passing rare. 'But, Leicester (or I much am wrong),...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... | |
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