My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it; Stands and lies by me, does what I have done; This too familiar care does make me rue it: No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be supprest. Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Page 85by Henry Headley - 1787 - 198 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...turn'd. v My care is like my fhadow in the fun, Follows me flying, flies when I purfue it ; Stands and lies by me, does what I have done; This too familiar care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breaft, Till by the end of things it be fuppreft.... | |
| English literature - 1798 - 752 pages
...turn'd. II. My care is like my (hadow in the fun, Follows me flying ; flies when I puffue it ; Stands and lies by me ; does what I have done; This too familiar care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breaft, Till by the end of things it be fupprelt.... | |
| 1798 - 756 pages
...turn'd. II. My care is like my madow in the fun, Follows me flying ; flies when 1 purfue it ; Stands and lies by me ; does what I have done ; This too familiar ,care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my bread, Till by the end of things it be fuppreft.... | |
| Gleanings - 1805 - 232 pages
...is turn'd.. My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it; Stands, and lies by me, does what I have done ; This too familiar care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be suppress'd.... | |
| Thomas John Dibdin - 1813 - 344 pages
...turned. My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying ; flies when I pursue it ; Stands, and lies by me ; does what I have done ; This too familiar care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be supprcst.... | |
| 1821 - 438 pages
...I turn'd. My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, fliea when I pursue it ; Stands and lies by me, does what I have done, This too familiar care does make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breast* Till by the end of things it be supprest'd. Some gentler passions... | |
| Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1825 - 472 pages
...tum'd. 2. My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it ; Stands and lies by me, does what I have done ; This too familiar care does make me rue it : No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be supprest. Some gentler passions... | |
| Guards - 1827 - 376 pages
...FIDDLEFADDLE. " My care is like my shadow in the BOH, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it ; Stands and lies by me, does what I have done : This too familiar care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be suppress'd."... | |
| 1828 - 454 pages
...turn'd. " My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it ; Stands and lies by me, does what I have done ; This too familiar care does make me rue it : No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by tke end of things it be supprest. " Some gentler passions... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1828 - 448 pages
...I turn'd. My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying ; flies when I pursue it ; Stands and lies by me ; does what I have done : — This too familiar tare doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breast, 'Till by the end of things it... | |
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