 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? Be she with that goodness...  Mary Seaham - Seite 67von Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1852Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 Seiten
...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 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... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1806 - 308 Seiten
...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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 Seiten
...virtues move Me to perish for her love ? Or her well-deservings known, Make me quite forget mine own ? Be she with that goodness blest Which may merit name of best; If she be not kind to me, What care I how good she be t Cause her fortune seems too high, Shall I play the fool and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 330 Seiten
...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 care I how good she be! . 'Cause her fortune seems too high, .. Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that hear a noble mind,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 456 Seiten
...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 such to me, What care I how good she be ? Cause her fortune seems too high, 25 Shall I play the foole and dye ? Those that beare a noble minde,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1815 - 524 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Maria [collections] Edgeworth - 1825 - 382 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 390 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 Seiten
...her well-deservings known, Make me quite forget mine own ? Ee she with that goodness blest, M'hich may merit name of best ; If she be not such to me, What care I how good she be ? ROBERT HERRICK. BORN 1591— DIED ABOUT 1662. HERRICK was the son of a goldsmith in London. He studied... | |
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