 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...that is the bow of Love ; And love as well the fofter can, As can the mighty noble-man. Sweet faint, 'tis true, you worthy be : Yet, without love, nought worth to me. SONG XVI. BY JOHN BULTEEL*. CHLORIS, 'twill be for cithers reft Truly to know each others bread ; I'll... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...The worth that worthiness should move Is love, that is the bow of love ; And love as well Ihee foster can As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet saint, 'tis...you worthy be, Yet, without love, nought worth to me ! THE DREAM. MY senses all, like beacon's flame, Gave alarum to desire, To take arms in Cynthia's name,... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...is the bow * of love ; And love as well thee foster * can As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet saint, 3 'tis true, you worthy be, Yet, without love, nought worth to me ! The Dream. ALL my senses, like beacon'.s flame, Gave alarum to Desire To take arms in Cynthia's name,... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...The worth that worthiness should move Is love, that is the bow of love ; And love as well thee foster can As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet saint, 'tis...you worthy be Yet, without love, nought worth to me ! [BARTON BOOTH.] * OWEBT are the charms of her I love, More fragrant than the damask rose, Soft as... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...is the bow x of love ; And love as well thee foster * can As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet saint,3 'tis true, you worthy be, Yet, without love, nought worth to me ! The Dream. ALL my senses, like beacon's flame, Gave alarum to Desire To take arms in Cynthia's name,... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 280 pages
...The worth that worthiness should move, Is Love, that is the bow of love; And Love as well thee foster can, As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet Saint, 'tis...you worthy be, Yet without Love nought worth to me. SONNET LXXXI. UNDER a throne I saw a Virgin sit, The red and white rose quartered in her face ; Star... | |
 | Excerpta Tudoriana - English poetry - 1814 - 350 pages
...The worth that worthiness should move, Is Love, that is the bow of love; And Love as well tbee foster can, As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet Saint, 'tis...you worthy be, Yet without Love nought worth to me. SONNET LXXXI. UNDER a throne I saw a Virgin sit, The red and white rose quartered in her face ; Star... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1835 - 378 pages
...The worth that worthiness should move Is love, that is the bow of Love ; And love as well the foster* can, As can the mighty noble-man. Sweet saint, 'tis...worthy be : Yet, without love, nought worth to me. [" Servant to Queen Elizabeth, Counsellor to King James, and frieud to Sir Philip Sidney." Such was... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...Is love, that is the bow of Love ; ' And love as well the foster* can, As can the mighty nohle-man. Sweet saint, 'tis true, you worthy be : Yet, without love, nought worth to me. [" Servant to Queen Elizabeth, Counsellor to King James, anil frieud to Sir Philip Sidney." Such was... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1844 - 324 pages
...write her name, And every day I read the same. Where honour Cupid's rival is, There miracles are seene of his. * See England's Helicon, 1600, 4to. Sign....you worthy be, Yet without love nought worth to me. * Beferring to A. Borde's tales of the " Wise men of Gotham," who endeavoured to secure the cuckoo... | |
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Then well-fare nothing once a year ; For many run but one must win, Fools only hedge the cuckoo in. The worth that worthiness should move, Is love ; that is the bow of love ; And love as well the foster can, As can the mighty nobleman. Sweet saint, 'tis... 
