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 to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with... A Manual of English Literature - Page 261by Henry Morley - 1879 - 665 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 326 pages
...To lofe good days that might be better fpent, To waite long nights in pepfive difcontent. To fpeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and forrow ; To have thy prince's grace, yet want her peers ; To have thy asking, yet wait many years ;,... | |
| 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 with fear and forrow To have thy prince's grace, yet want her peers, To have thy asking, yet wart many years. To... | |
| 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 with fear and forrow ; " To have thy prince's grace, yet want her peers, " To have thy afking, yet wait many years... | |
| 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 : fo fret... | |
| Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1765 - 278 pages
...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 ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and forrow; To have thy prince's grace, yet want his peeres[«]; To have thy afkirigs, yet wait many yeers... | |
| Richard Hurd - Chivalry in literature - 1771 - 284 pages
...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 ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and forrow; To have thy prince's grace, yet want his peeres[a]; To have thyafkings, yet wait many yeersfo;]... | |
| Luís de Camões - Explorers - 1776 - 674 pages
...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... | |
| English literature - 1789 - 682 pages
...lofe good days, that might be better fpent ; To walic long nights in pen live difcontcnt; To fpeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and for> row ; To have the Princefs1 grace, yet want her peers ; To have thy aflcing, yet wait many years;... | |
| Luís de Camões - 1798 - 458 pages
...loft; good days, that might 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 whh fear and forrow ; To have thy princefs. grace, yet want her peers ; To have thy aiking, yet wait... | |
| John Adams - Great Britain - 1803 - 486 pages
...• Full little doll thou know that hail not tried, What hell it is in filing long to bide ; To fpeed to-day ; to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with care and forrow ; To have thy prince's grace, yet want her peer's ; To gain thy afking, yet want many... | |
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