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" Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What hell it is, in suing long to bide: To lose good days, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed today, to be put back tomorrow; To feed on hope, to pine with fear... "
The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ... - Page 209
by William Oldys - 1740
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The Poetical Register: Or, The Lives and Characters of All the ..., Volume 2

Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1720 - 418 pages
...Difcontent j TJ fpeed To-day, to be put back To-morrorv, To feed on H»pet to pine with Fear and Sorrow \ To have thy Prince's Grace, yet want her Peers } To have thy asking, yet wait many Tears : Та fret thy Soul with CroJJts and with Caret, To eat thy Hutrt thro* comfortlefs Defpairs...
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The Poetical Register: Or, The Lives and Characters of All the ..., Volume 2

Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1723 - 402 pages
...fuing long to bide, To lofc good Days, that might be better fpentt To wafte long Nights in penfive Difcontent ; To fpeed To-day, to be put back To-morrow, To feed on Hope, to pine with Fear and Sorrow ; To have thy Prince's Grace, yet want her Peers j To have thy ailing, yet wait many fears :...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 51

English literature - 1789 - 688 pages
...th^t might be better fpentj To wade long nights in penuve difcontent; To fpeed to-day, to be put hack to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and forrow; To have the Princefs' grace, yet want her peers ; To have thy aflcing, yet wait many years ; To fret thy foul...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 1

Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 384 pages
...good days, that nights be better fpent, To wafte long nights in penfive difcontent ; To fpeed to day, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine...thy asking, yet wait many years. To fret thy foul wich croffes, and with care. To eat thy heart, thio' comfortlefs defpair; To fawn, to crouch, to wait,...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time ..., Volume 1

Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 366 pages
...good days, that nights be better fpent, To wafte long nights in penfive difcontent ; To fpeed to day, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine...grace, yet want her peers, To have thy asking, yet wart many years. To fret thy foul with croffes, and with care. ,C To eat thy heart, thio' comfortlefs...
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A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 10

New and general biographical dictionary - 1762 - 544 pages
...good days that might be better fpenr, " To waft long nights in penfive difcontent ; " To fpeed to day, to be put back to-morrow, " To feed on hope, to pine...prince's grace, yet want her peers, " To have thy afking, yet wait many years ; l< To fret thy foul with croffes and with cares, " To eat thy heart with...
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A View of the State of Ireland as it was in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth ...

Edmund Spenser - Ireland - 1763 - 310 pages
...To lofe good days, that might be better [pent, To wafte long Nights in penfive Difcontent $ lofpeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on Hope, to pine with Fear and Sorrow ; To To have thy Prince's Grace ; yet want her Peers / . To have thy asking, yel wait many Tears...
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Moral and political dialogues: being the substance of several ..., Volume 2

Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1765 - 278 pages
...fuing long to bide: To lofe good Jays, that might be better fpent; To wafte long nights in penfive difcontent: . To fpeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow...fear and forrow; To have thy prince's grace, yet want his peeres[«]; To have thy afkirigs, yet wait many yeers [a;] ; To fret thy foul with crofles and...
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Preface on the manner of writing dialogue. Dialogue 1. On sincerity in the ...

Richard Hurd - Chivalry in literature - 1771 - 284 pages
...•••,.,..» «r To lofe good days, that might be better fpent; To wafte long nights in penfive difcontent: To fpeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow...fear and forrow; To have thy prince's grace, yet want his peeres[a]; To have thyafkings, yet wait many yeersfo;] ; To fret thy foul with crofles and with...
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The Lusiad, Or, The Discovery of India: An Epic Poem

Luís de Camões - Explorers - 1776 - 674 pages
...bide j To lofe good day«, that might be better fpent, To wafte long nights in peniive dilcontent ; To fpeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and farrow ; To have thy Pi inccfs' grace, yet want her peers ; To have thy afking, yet wait many years...
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