 No pearls, no gold, no stones, no corn, no spice, No cloth, no wine, of love can pay the price. What thing is love, which nought can countervail? Nought save itself, ev'n such a thing is love. All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth...  Maidenhood and motherhood, or, Ten phases of woman's life - Page 257by John D. West - 1887 - 711 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Davison, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English poetry - 1826
...What thing is Love, which nought can countervail ? Nought save itself, ev'n such a thing is Love. All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is Love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing, but with"... | |
 | Poetical rhapsody - 1826
...What thing is Love, which nought can countervail ? Nought save itself, ev'n such a thing is Love. All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is Love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing, but with"... | |
 | 1829
...heart. ETHERIDGK. LOVE. WHAT thing is Love, which naught can countervail ? Naught save itself, ev'n such a thing is Love. And worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can he bought with nothing but with self.... | |
 | Laconics - 1829
...than lived.—Clarendon. X. What thing is Love, which naught can countervail? Naught save itself, ev'n such a thing is love. And worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but with self.... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829
...lived " X. What thing is Love, which-naught can countervail' Naught save itself, ev'n such a fliing is love. And worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but with self.... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys - 1829
...What thing is love, which nought can countervail ? Nought save itself, ev'n such a thing is love. All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing, but with self.... | |
 | Walter Ralegh (sir.), William Oldys - 1829
...What thing is love, which nought can countervail ? Nought save itself, ev'n such a thing is love. All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to heav'n above. Divine is love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing, but with self.... | |
 | Physiology - 1844
...meet again ? ' ' CHAPTER II. WHAT IS LOVE? WHAT thing is Love, which nought can countervail ? Nought save itself, even such a thing is Love. And worldly...heaven above. Divine is Love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but with self. LOVE is like the glass That throws its own rich... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 123 pages
...with me, Farewell her, whate'er she be I What thing is Love, which nought can countervail t Nought save itself, even such a thing is love. And worldly wealth in worth as far doth tail, — As lowest earth doth yield to heaven above. Divine is Love, and scorneth worldly pelf, EDMUND... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 387 pages
...because His duty. What thing is love, which naught can counterv&iP Naught save itself, ev'n such n thing is love. And worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, A* lowest earth doih yield lo hetiv'n ubove. Divine is love, oml sc-orneth worldly pelf, And can be... | |
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