 I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer...  Memoirs of the Court of King James the First - Page 213by Lucy Aikin - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...use. I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...should with even powers The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours : Such when I meant to feign, and wished to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...seat : I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...bosom to reside : Only a learned and a manly soul I purpos'd her ; that should with even powers The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hinng that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only • learned, and a manly soul I purjxx'cl her ; that should, with even pow'rs, TV rack, the spindle,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...Swed. rock ; Ital. rocfa , Span, rurra. A distaff from which wool isspun ; a roll of flax or wool. A learned and a manly soul I purposed her ; that should with even powers, The rods, the spindle, and the sheers controul Of destiny, ana spin her own free hours. lien Joninn. 634... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 634 pages
...seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wish to see,... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 634 pages
...seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wish to see,... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 632 pages
...seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her,—that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny, and... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art - 1834 - 670 pages
...her. " I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride : I meant each softest virtue there should meet. Fit...even powers The rock, the spindle, and the sheers controul Of destiny, and spin her own free hours !" Farther on is another more celebrated woman, Christian... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art - 1834 - 312 pages
...her. " I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride : I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...should with even powers The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Of destiny, and spin her own free hours !" Farther on is another more celebrated woman,... | |
 | Edmund Lodge - Celebrities - 1835 - 300 pages
...seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride : I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit...bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purpos'd her ; that should with even pow'rs The rock, the spindle, and the sheers, controul Of Destiny,... | |
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