 | George Wither - 1622 - 476 pages
...give light, More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect ; *From all these, and this dull air, A fit object for despair, 166 She hath taught me, by her might, To draw comfort and delight. Therefore, thou best earthly bliss... | |
 | Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...give liglii More to terror than delight ; This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect ; From all these and this dull air, A fit object for despair, She hath taught iiii1 bv her might To draw comfort ˇMUÍ delight. Therefore, thou lit1*! earthly bliss, I iv ill cherish... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...give light. More to Terror than Delight. This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect. From all these and this dull air A fit object for Despair, derstood it is the intention of Mr. Southey, to present such a selection to the public. Shirley, having... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1805 - 908 pages
...that give light More to terror than delight, This my chamber of neglect, Wall'd about with disrespect, From all these, and this dull air, A fit object for despair, She hath taught me by her might Tb draw comfort and delight. Therefore then best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this I Poesy,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1815 - 470 pages
...invention draw ; And raise pleasure to her height Through the meanest object's sight.! By the muimur of a spring, Or the least bough's rusteling ; By a...by her might To draw comfort and delight. Therefore then, best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this ! Poesy, thou sweet'st content That ere Heav'n... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1817 - 728 pages
...will be known." The Poet soon afterwards breaki out into the following noble apostrophe to Poetr j : " Poesy, thou sweet'st content That e'er Heaven to mortals...Though they as a trifle leave thee, Whose dull thoughts cannot conceive thee ; Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought hut earth are horn, Let my life... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1817 - 710 pages
...out into the following noble apostrophe to Poetry : " Poesy, thou sweet'st content That e'er Meaven to mortals lent ; Though they as a trifle leave thee, Whose dull thoughts cannot conceive thee ; Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought hut earth are born, Let my life... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1818 - 358 pages
...thou best earthly bliss, I will cherish thee for this. Poesie; thou sweet'st content That ere Heav'n to mortals lent : Though they as a trifle leave thee, Whose dull thoughts cannot conceive thee, Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought but earth are born : Let ;uy life... | |
 | Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...give light More to Terror than Delight : This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd about with Disrespect. From all these and this dull air, A fit object for...Though they as a trifle leave thee, Whose dull thoughts cannot conceive thee, Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought but earth are born, Let my life... | |
 | Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...give light More to Terror than Delight : This my chamber of Neglect, Wall'd about with Disrespect. From all these and this dull air, A fit object for...Though they as a trifle leave thee, Whose dull thoughts cannot conceive thee, Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought but earth are born, Let my life... | |
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The strange music of the waves Beating on these hollow caves, This black den which rocks emboss, Overgrown with eldest moss, The rude portals that give light More to terror than delight, This my chamber of neglect Walled about with disrespect, From all... 
