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" Though thou be to them a scorn That to nought but earth are born, Let my life no longer be Than I am in love with thee : Though our wise ones call... "
The uncompleted edition of Wither's poems, ed. by J.M. Gutch. 4 vols - Page 167
by George Wither - 1622
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 3

George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...conceive thee, TKo' thou be to them a scorn That to nought but earth are born ; Let my life no longer be ; Than I am in love with thee. Though our wise ones...madness, Let me never taste of gladness If I love not thy maddest fits More than all their greatest wits. And tho' some too. seeming holy Do account thy raptures...
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The Annual Review and History of Literature, Volume 2

Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...conceive thee, Tho' thou be to them a scorn That to nought but earth are born ; Let mv life no longer be Than I am in love with thee. Though our wise ones...l^et me never taste of gladness If I love not thy maddest fits More than all their creatcst wib. And tlio' some loo seeming holy Do account thy raptures...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 87, Part 1; Volume 121

Early English newspapers - 1817 - 710 pages
...scorn, That to nought hut earth are born, Let my life no longer be Than I am in lore with thee ! Tho' our wise ones call thee madness, Let me never taste of gladness, If I love not thy mad'st fits More than all their greatest witt; And tho' some, too seeming holv, Do account thy raptures...
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Lectures on the English Poets: Delivered at the Surrey Institution

William Hazlitt - English literature - 1818 - 358 pages
...thee, Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought but earth are born : Let ;uy life no longer be Than I am in love with thee. Though our wise ones call thee madnesc, Let me never taste of sadness, If J love not thy maddest fits, Above all their greatest wits....
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Poetical Sketches: The Profession, the Broken Heart, Etc. : with Stanzas for ...

Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1824 - 224 pages
...tbee ; Though thou be to them a scorn That to nought but earth are born ; Let my life no longer be, Than I am in love with thee ! Though our wise ones...Let me never taste of gladness, If I love not thy maddest fits More than all their greatest wits. And though some, too seeming holy, Do account thy raptures...
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Poetical Sketches: The Profession, the Broken Heart, Etc. : with Stanzas for ...

Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1824 - 228 pages
...! Though our wise ones call thee madness, Let me never taste of gladness, If I love not thy maddest fits More than all their greatest wits. And though...account thy raptures folly; Thou dost teach me to condemn What makes knaves and fools of them ! ADVERTISEMENT. A LIMITED Edition of this Volume was printed...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...thee ; Though thou be to them a scorn, Who to nought but earth are born ; Let my life no longer be om time are not secur'd, How can we think have oral so it madness, Let me never taste of sadness, If I love not thy madd'st fits Above all their greatest...
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Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain ...

John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...thee, Though thou be to them a scorn, That to nought but earth are born ; Let my life no longer be, Than I am in love with thee ! Though our wise ones call it madness, Let me never taste of gladness If I love rot thy maddest fits Above all their greatest...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 3

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...thee; Though thou be to them a scorn, That to naught but earth are born; J-et my life no longer be, Than I am in love with thee ! Though our wise ones call it madness, Let me never taste of gladness If I love not thy madd'st fits Above all their greatest...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 3

Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...thee; Though thou be to them a scoin, That to naught but earth are born; Let my life no longer be, Than I am in love with thee! Though our wise ones call it madness, Let me never taste of gladness If I love not thy madd'st fits Above all their greatest...
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