 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...  Harrington: A Story of True Love - Page 331by William Douglas O'Connor - 1860 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Norman Hudson - English drama - 1888 - 486 pages
...there should meet, Fit in that softer 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, aud spin her own free hours." That Shakespeare fully shared in this magnanimous bravery of sentiment,... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy, James Riddell, George William Clark - English poetry - 1890 - 522 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, fit in that softer bosom to reside. ouly a learned and a mauly soul I purposed her, that should with even powers...shears control of Destiny, and spin her own free hours ; such when I meant to feign, and wished to see, my muse bade Bedford write, and that was she. в.... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1890 - 482 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her; that should, with even powers,...the spindle, and the shears control Of Destiny, and spinher own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wished to see, My Muse bade, Bedford write,... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1895 - 530 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned, and a manly soul I purposed her : that should, with even powers,...shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wished to see, My Muse bade BEDFORD write, and that was she! AN EPITAPH... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - Literature - 1895 - 392 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her; that should, with even powers,...shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wished to see, My Muse bade,Bedford write, and that was she! EPITAPH... | |
 | John Donne - English poetry - 1895 - 314 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her ; that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle, and the sheers control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wished to see,... | |
 | John Donne - English poetry - 1895 - 342 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her ; that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle, and the sheers control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wished to see,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles, Emilio Augusto Soulère - Caracter - 1895 - 384 pages
...virtue there should meet, FU in that softer bosom to abide. Only a learned and a manly soul, Ipurposed her, that should with even powers, The rock, the spindle, and the shears control Ofdestiny, and spin her own free hours'. El valor de la mujer no es menos verdadero porque en general... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1896 - 520 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned, and a manly soul I purposed her : that should, with even powers,...shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign, and wished to see, My Muse bade BEDFORD write, and that was she ! AN EPITAPH... | |
 | General Federation of Women's Clubs - 1896 - 456 pages
...each softest virtue there should meet Pit 1n that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her, that should, with even powers,...shears control Of Destiny, and spin her own free hours. Such when I meant to feign and wished to see, My Muse bade Bedford write ; and that was she. She may,... | |
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