 | England - 1840 - 784 Seiten
...didst thou win me to thy arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day ? "The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my...woe — To be content — than to be great. • How tut leas blest am I than them ! Daily to pine and waste with care ! Like the poor plant, that, from... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...? " Why didst thou praise my humble charms. " The village-maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as I go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think...The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy — than sigh for woe ; To be content — than to be great.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 750 Seiten
...nymphs t they little know How far mure happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy— than sigh for wo— To be content— than to be great " How far less blest am I than them? Daily tu pine and waste with carel Like the poor plant, that, from iu stem Divided, feel* the dulling air.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ? The village maidens of the plain ( ( + , !X,N,_,5, + (^ wo. The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy's their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ! The village maidens of the plain l to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line ; Yet with talents like these, an wo. The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy's their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1844 - 662 Seiten
...arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong dayf ' The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly »> they go; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have wo. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy's their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 Seiten
...arms, Then leave me mourn the live-long day ? The village-maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as I go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think...The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy — than sigh for woe ; To be content — than to be great.... | |
 | Bernard Burke - 1848 - 268 Seiten
...their charms so prized Is, sure, the cause those charms are fled. " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my...The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy is their estate ; To smile for joy — than sigh for woe — To be content — than to be great.... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1850 - 940 Seiten
...thou win me to thy arms, Then leave to mourn the livelong day ? " The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have wo. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy "s their estate ; To smile for joy, than... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...thou win me to thy arms, Then leave me to mourn the live-long day ? "The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go; Envious they mark my silken...The, simple nymphs! they little know How far more happy 's their estate,— To smile for joy, than sigh for woe; To be content, than to be great. "How... | |
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The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have woe. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 's their estate ; To smile for joy than sigh for woe — To be... 
