 Be she meeker, kinder, than fhe turtle-dove or pelican : If she be not so to me, What care I how kind she be? Shall a woman's virtues move Me to perish for her love? Or, her well-deservings known, Make me quite forget mine own?  The Poetry of George Wither - Sida 139efter George Wither - 1902Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 sidor
...quite forget mine own ? Be she with that goodness blest Which may gain her name of best ; If she seem not such to me, What care I how good she be ? 'Cause her fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that bear a noble mind Where they want of riches find, Think... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 sidor
...merit's value * known, Make me quite forget mine own I Be she with that goodness blest Which may gain her name of best ; If she be not such to me, What care...how good she be ? 'Cause her fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that bear a noble mind Where they want of riches find, Think... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 sidor
...merit's value* known, Make me quite forget mine own ? Be she with that goodness blest Which may gain her name of best ; If she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? 'Cause hei. fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and die ? GEORGE WITHER. 85 Those that bear a noble... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1806 - 308 sidor
...prefer the public advantage to my own. I confess that let a woman be ever so fair, or good, or wise : "Be she with that goodness blest Which may merit name...of best, If she be not such to me, • What care I Jiow good she be ?" And I will further acknowledge, that J am not easily satisfied with the manner... | |
 | 1809 - 760 sidor
...forger my ovvnc ? Be she with that goodnes blest, That may merit name of best, If she seeme not so to me, What care I how good she be. 'Cause her fortune »«mes too high> Should 1 play the foole and die ? He that bearrs a noble minde, If not outw.ird h.-lpe... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 330 sidor
...well-deservings known, Make me quite forget my own ? Be she with that goodness blest Which may gain her name of Best, * If she be not such to me, • What...good she be! . 'Cause her fortune seems too high, .. Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that hear a noble mind, Where they want of riches find, Think... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 474 sidor
...value ' known, Make me quite forget mine own ? Be she with that goodness blest, Which may gain her name of best; If she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? 'Cause her fortune seems too hjgh, Shall I play the fool and die ? ' Those that bear a noble mind Where they want of riches find,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 456 sidor
...love ? Or, her well-deservings knowne, Make me quite forget mine owne ? 2O Be shee with that goodnesse blest, Which may merit name of Best ; If she be not...Cause her fortune seems too high, 25 Shall I play the foole and dye ? Those that beare a noble minde, Where they want of riches find, Thinke what with them... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1815 - 524 sidor
...advantage to my own. I confess, B 2 that let a woman be ever so fair, or good, or wise : • • »' : . "Be she with that goodness blest Which may merit name...she be not such to me, What care I how good she be?" And I will further acknowledge, that I am not easily satisfied with the manner in which a woman is... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - 408 sidor
...prefer the public advantage to my own. I confess, that let a woman be ever so fair, or good, or wise : " Be she with that goodness blest Which may merit name...she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ?'' And I will further acknowledge, that I am not easily satisfied with the manner in which a woman... | |
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