 Can she ; ought she to do it ? — most certainly," replied Stainforth, " if the object be a deserving one. I too will quote an English poet, who says, " The chastest maid may own a well-placed flame, Not loving first, but loving wrong, is shame." And...  Simple Tales - Sida 300efter Amelia Alderson Opie - 1806Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 sidor
...heaven ; Here sweet extremes alone can truly bless : The virtue of a lover is excess. A maid unask'd may own a well-placed flame ; Not loving first, but loving wrong is shame. Contemn the little pride of giving pain, Nor think that conquest justifies disdain. Short is the period... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 296 sidor
...heav'n ; Here, sweet extremes, alone, can truly bless : The virtue of a lover is excess. A maid unask'd may own a well-placed flame ; Not loving first, but loving wrong is shame. Contemn the little pride of giving pain. Nor think that conquest justifies disdain. Short is the period... | |
 | Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 sidor
...heav'n : Here, sweet extremes, alone, can truly bless : The virtue of a lover is excess. A maid unask'd may own a well-placed flame ; Not loving first, but loving wrong is shame. Contemn the little pride of giving pain, Nor think that conquest justifies disdain. Short is the period... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1835 - 236 sidor
...confessing unhesitatingly her love for him, for she believed with Lord Lyttelton — " A girl unask'd, may own a well-placed flame ; Not loving first, but loving wrong, is shame." The conclusion of her remarks* which were beautifully expressed, and which convinced my uncle that... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 sidor
...heaven; ^Here aweet extremes alone can truly bless : The virtue of a lover is excess. A maid unmask'd may own a well-placed flame ; Not loving first, but loving wrong, is shame. Contemn the little pride of giving pain, Nor think that conquest justifies disdain. Short is the period... | |
 | Amelia Opie - 1841 - 524 sidor
...one. I too will quote an English poet, who says, ' The chastest maid may own a well-placed flame, Nol loving first, but loving wrong, is shame.' And if...virtues, I should honour the woman who placed her aflcctions on him, even though not sure of being loved by him in return." Sophia was so agitated while... | |
 | mrs. Randolph - 1880 - 304 sidor
...CHAPTEE IX. Who ever loved that loved not at first sight ? Hero and Leander. — MAKLOWE. A maid unask'd may own a well-placed flame ; Not loving first, but loving wrong, is shame. Advice to a Lady. — LYTTLETON. Oh ! there is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1884 - 396 sidor
...February. SUPERFLUOUS woman ! Now is your time. To-day it is woman, not man, who proposes. A MAID unasked may own a well-placed flame : Not loving first, but loving wrong, is shame. Ovid. WHY should not woman seek her happiness With brow as unabashed as man may wear In seeking his... | |
 | 1835 - 782 sidor
...English poet, who says, 'The chastest mail} may own a well-placed flame, Not loving first, but lo?ing wrong, is shame.' And if a man have talents, temper, and virtues I should honor the woman who| placed her affections on him, even though i not sure of being loved by him in... | |
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