 Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile), Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.  The London Quarterly Review - Page 951862Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should...to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storms all weathered and the ocean crossed) Shoots... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur - 1845 - 476 pages
...delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.' " Ah, who could be unkind to a motherless one ?" " The lot of an orphan child is not always as sad... | |
 | Child rearing - 1846 - 332 pages
...dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. But no — what here we call our life is such So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should...to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, (The storms all weathered and the ocean crossed) Shoots... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...desir'd, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, (The storms all weather'd and the ocean cross' d) Shoots... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...dear delight Seems so to be desired, perbaps ! might.— But no — what here we call our life is such So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should...to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storms all weather d and the ocean cross'dl, Shoots... | |
 | Garland - 1847 - 104 pages
...desir'd, perhaps I might : — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, The storms all weather'd and the ocean cross'il, Shoots... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and them so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storms all weather'd, and the ocean cross 'd) ' Shoots... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might; But no ! What here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should...to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storms all weathered and the ocean crossed) Shoots... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1835 - 320 pages
...delight 10 Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But, no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should...to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. 15 Thou as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, (The storms all weathered, and the ocean crossed,) Shoots... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should...to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast, The storms all weathered, and the ooean crossed Shoots... | |
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