 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 456 pages
...ill. •" Thy уеагез are young, thy face is faire, Thy wits are -weake, thy thoughts are greene; Time hath not given thee leave as yet For to commit so great a sinne!" Yes herdsman, yes, soe wou'dst thou say, If thou knewest so mucli as I; My wits, and thoughtes,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...thrice, And the way never so ill, It were not enough for mine offence ; It is so grievous and so ill. " Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...thee leave, as yet, For to commit so great a sin." Yes, herdsman, yes, so wouldst thou say, If thou knewest so much as I ; My wits, and thoughts, and... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...were not enough for mine offence ; It is so grievous and so ill. 106 GENTLE HERDSMAN, TELL TO ME. " Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...thee leave as yet, For to commit so great a sin." Yes, herdsman, yes, so wouldst thou say, If thou knewest so much as I ; My wits, and thoughts, and... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...thrice, And the way never so ill, It were not enough for mine offence ; It is so grievous and so ill. " Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...weak, thy thoughts are green ; Time hath not given thce leave as yet, For to commit so great a sin." Yes, herdsman, yes, so wouldst thou say, If thou... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...And the way never so ill, It were not enough for mine offence — It is so grievous and so ill." ' ' Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...given thee leave as yet For to commit so great a sin." 'Yes; herdsman, yes, so wouldst thou say If thou knewest so much as I ; y wits, and thoughts, and all... | |
 | English wit and humor - 1886 - 300 pages
...and so ill. " Thy yeares are young, thy face is fain, Thy wits are weahe, thy thoughts are grtene ; Time hath not given thee leave as yet For to commit so great a siittie !" Yes, herdsman, yes, soe wou'dst thou say, If thou knewest so much aa I ; My wits, and thoughts,... | |
 | Mary Johnston - Virginia - 1898 - 404 pages
...the mad, lay maize and venison at her door." The voice, shrill and sweet, rang out close at hand. " Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...thee leave as yet, For to commit so great a sin." " Margery ! " called Patricia softly. The woman came towards them with a peculiar gliding step, swift... | |
 | Mary Johnston - 1899 - 408 pages
...the mad, lay maize and venison at her door." The voice, shrill and sweet, rang out close at hand. " Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...thee leave as yet, For to commit so great a sin." " Margery ! " called Patricia softly. The woman came towards them with a peculiar gliding step, swift... | |
 | Mary Johnston - Virginia - 1899 - 400 pages
...the mad, lay maize and venison at her door." The voice, shrill and sweet, rang out close at hand. " Thy years are young, thy face is fair, Thy wits are...Time hath not given thee leave as yet, For to commit BO great a sin." " Margery ! " called Patricia softly. The woman came towards them with a peculiar... | |
 | Mary Johnston - 1914 - 396 pages
...and venison at her door." The voice, shrill and sweet, rang out close at hand. " Thy years are yonng, thy face is fair, Thy wits are weak, thy thoughts...thee leave as yet, For to commit so great a, sin." " Margery ! " called Patricia softly. The woman came towards them with a peculiar gliding step, swift... | |
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Unto the town of Walsingham The way is hard for to be gone ; And very crooked are those paths For you to find out all alone." Were the miles doubled thrice, And the way never so ill, It were not enough for mine offence ; It is so grievous and so ill.... 
