| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...ut sanctam venerere Cupidinis aram ; Laedere fagineas, rustice, parce comas. EGH The Soldier Lover. Tell me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast and quiet minde To war and arms I flie. True, a new rnistresse now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger... | |
| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 456 pages
...manner would be more admired if it had somewhat more of simplicity. JL ELL me not, sweet, I am unldnde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast and quiet minde, To warre and armes I file. True, a new mistresse now I chase, & The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith imbrace... | |
| 1822 - 496 pages
...ranked among bardic beauties has too much merit to be omitted : • TO LUCASTA OR GOIKG TO THI WA»Tell me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chast.- breast, anil quiet minde To warre and armes I flic. True, a new mistresse now I chose, The... | |
| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1823 - 450 pages
...12mo. The elegance of this writer's manner would be more admired if it had somewhat more of simplicity. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie...breast and quiet minde, To warre and armes I flie. True, a new mistresse now I chase, 5 The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith imbrace... | |
| Ballads, English - 1835 - 378 pages
..." will live as long as the English language."] TO LUCASTA, ON GOING TO THE WARS. RICHARD LOVELACE. Tell me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast and quiet minde, To wane and armes I ttie. True, a new mistresse now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...design without a teare, And, with the man, his very hope or feare. TO LUCASTA. — GOING TO THE WARS. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie...Of thy chaste breast, and quiet minde To warre and arms I flie. True : a new mistresse now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...the man, his very hope or fearc. TO LUCASTA.— GOING TO THE WARS. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkiude, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast, and quiet minde To warre and arms I flie. True : a new mistresse now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith... | |
| English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...lgmo. The elegance of this writer's manner would he more admired if it had somewhat more of simplicity. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste hreast and quiet minde To v arre and armes I flie. True, a new mistresse now I chase, The first foe... | |
| John Thomas Smith - City dwellers - 1849 - 472 pages
...written to her " on his going to the wars," of which the commencing and concluding stanzas are, — " Tell me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste heart and quiet mind To warre and armes I flie. Yet this inconstancy is such As thou too shalt adore,... | |
| Benjamin Hall Kennedy - Classical languages - 1850 - 364 pages
...ut sanctam venerere Cupidinis aram ; Laedere fagineas, rustice, parce comas. EGH The Soldier Lover. Tell me not, sweet, I am unkinde, That from the nunnerie Of thy chaste breast and quiet minde To war and arms I flie. True, a new mistresse now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger... | |
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