 I Wonder what the Grave and Wise Think of all us that Love ; Whether our Pretty Fooleries Their Mirth or Anger move ; They understand not Breath, that Words does want ; Our Sighs to them are unsignificant. 2. One of them saw me th...  Coventry Patmore - Page 96by Edmund Gosse - 1905 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 658 pages
...vain, And there in darknefs and defpair remain. t RESOLVED TOLOVE. I. 1 WONDER that the grave and wife Think of all us that love; Whether our pretty fooleries Their mirth or anger move ; They underiland not breath that words does want ; 5 Our fighs to them are infignifieam. II. One of them... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...vain, And there in darknefs and defpair remain. Kr/ilvtJ la Ine. I. I WONDER what the grave and wife Think of all us that love ; Whether our pretty fooleries Their mirth or anger move ; They iiiv1rrHar.il not breath that words docs want ; Our figli > to them arc intignificant. II. One of them... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1809 - 332 pages
...They sit them down, and weep in vain, And there in darkness and despair remain. RESOLVED TO LOVE. • I WONDER what the grave and wise Think of all us that...anger move : They understand not breath that words does want ; Our sighs to them are insignificant. One of them saw me, th' other day, Touch the dear... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1809 - 322 pages
...pain, They sit them down, and weep in vain, And there in darkness and despair remain. RESOLVED TO LOVE. I WONDER what the grave and wise Think of all us that love ; Whether our_pretty fooleries Their mirth or anger move : They understand not breath that words does want ;... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 312 pages
...pain, They sit them down, and weep in vain, And there in darkness and despair remain. RESOLVED TO LOVE. I WONDER what the grave and wise Think of all us that...anger move : They understand not breath that words does want ; Our sighs to them are insignificant. One of them saw me, the' other day, Touch the dear... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...or slow ; Thou who rewardest but with popular breath, And that too after death ! " RESOLVED TO LOVE. I WONDER what the grave and wise Think of all us that...anger move ; They understand not breath that words doe want ; Our sighs to them are insignificant. One of them saw me th' other day, Touch the dear hand... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...slow ; Thou who rewardest but with popular breath, And that too after death I " RESOLVP.D TO LOVE. I WONDER what the grave and wise Think of all us that...anger move ; They understand not breath that words doe want ; Our sighs to them are insignificant. One of them saw me th' other day, Touch the dear hand... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...small or slow; Thou who rewardest but with popular breath, And that too after death!" Resolved to love. I wonder what the grave and wise Think of all us that...anger move; They understand not breath that words doe want ; Our sighs to them are insignificant. One of them saw me th' other day, Touch the dear hand... | |
 | English poetry - 1856 - 754 pages
...may prove — Thou, for beautie ; I, for love. ABRAHAM COWLEY. Born 1618. f 1667. Resolved to love. I wonder what the grave and wise Think of all us that...Whether our pretty fooleries Their mirth, or anger move ; Unstt^uUt, bet Welt ju gtemmcn, Wai it) titine Otetjc bier Jiebenbufjlet mogen fommen, Gifttfud)t... | |
 | John Dennis - 1898 - 250 pages
...Will last to be a precious stone When all your world of beauty 's gone. RESOLVED TO LOVE A. COWLEV I WONDER what the grave and wise Think of all us that...anger move ; They understand not breath that words does want ; Our sighs to them are insignificant. 183 One of them saw me th' other day Touch the dear... | |
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