 Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more bright Than stars that twinkle in a winter's night; Though you have eloquence to warm and move Cold age and praying hermits, into love ; Though Almahide with scorn rewards my care,— Yet, than...  The Works of John Dryden: Dramatic works - Page 174by John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...refolv'd Armida Defies the Charms of Maieftyand Pow'r. Hig. Gen.Conq. • • Fair tho' you are As Snramer Mornings, and your Eyes more bright Than Stars, that twinkle in a Winter's Night j Tho' you have Eloquence to warm and move Cold Age, and praying Hermits into Love j • Tho' Almahide... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...Almahide : But this is only counsel I impart, For I, perhaps, should not receive your heart. Almanz. Fair though you are \ As summer mornings, and your eyes...— Yet, than to change, 'tis nobler to despair. My love's my soul ; and that from fate is free; 'Tis that 'unchanged and deathless part of me. Lyndar.... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 pages
...— But this is only counsel I impart, For I perhaps should not receive your heart. Almanzor. Fair though you are . As summer mornings, and your eyes...care, Yet than to change, 'tis nobler to despair. My love's my soul, and that from fate is free ; Tis that unchanged and deathless part of me. The last... | |
 | George Saintsbury - Authors, English - 1881 - 216 pages
...the merits of the poetry and of the stamp of its spirit, and with this I must be content : — Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more bright Than stars that twinkle on a winter's night ; Though you have eloquence to warm and move Gold age and fasting hermits into... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1883 - 494 pages
...the merits of the poetry and of the stamp of its spirit, and with this I must be content : — Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more bright Than stars that twinkle on a winter's night; Though you have eloquence to warm and move Cold ag« and fasting hermits into... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1889 - 454 pages
...Almahide; But this is only counsel I impart, For I, perhaps, should not receive your heart. Almanzor. Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more...care,— Yet, than to change, 'tis nobler to despair. My love's my soul ; and that from fate is free; 'Tis that unchanged and deathless part of me. Lyndaraxa.... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1889 - 440 pages
...; But this is only counsel I impart, For I, perhaps, should not receive your heart. Almanzor. Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more...— Yet, than to change, 'tis nobler to despair. My love's my soul ; and that from fate is free ; 'Tis that unchanged and deathless part of me. Lyndaraxa.... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1889 - 462 pages
...; But this is only counsel I impart, For I, perhaps, should not receive your heart. Almanzor. Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more...— Yet, than to change, 'tis nobler to despair. My love's my soul ; and that from fate is free ; 'Tis that unchanged and deathless part of me. Lyndaraxa.... | |
 | American periodicals - 1890 - 960 pages
...you boast, Restores the pains which that sweet folly lost. He then expresses his own constancy : Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more...winter's night ; Though you have eloquence to warm ami move Cold age and praying hermits into love, Though Almahide with scorn rewards my care, Yet, than... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - English literature - 1891 - 462 pages
...; But this is only counsel I impart, For I, perhaps, should not receive your heart. Almanzor. Fair though you are As summer mornings, and your eyes more...— Yet, than to change, 'tis nobler to despair. My love's my soul ; and that from fate is free ; 'Tis that unchanged and deathless part of me. Lyndaraxa.... | |
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