 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1822 - 370 pages
...fate Hath brought to Court to sue, for Had I tpirf, That few hare found, and many a one hath miss'd ! Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is, in sueing long to bide : To lose good days, that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1822 - 1072 pages
...fate Hath brought to Court to sue, for Had I true, That few hare found, and many a one hath miss'd ! Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is, in sueing long to bide : To lose good days, that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive... | |
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1822 - 296 pages
...fate Hath brought to court to sue, for Had I wist, That few have found, and many a one hath miss'd ! Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is, in sueing long to bide : To lose good days, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 356 pages
...isl , That few have found, and manie one hath mist ! Full little knowest thou, that hast not tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide : To lose good dayes, that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1823 - 342 pages
...poet's querulous verses must not be forgotten— " Full little kuowest thou, that hast not try'd " What Hell it is, in suing long to bide." To lose good days—to waste long nights—and as he feelingly exclaims, " To fawn, to crouch, to wait, to ride,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1824 - 830 pages
...squandered — the admirable description of the poet Spencer, would not appear an exaggeration : — " Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What...To speed 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 wantherpeers; To have thy asking,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - 412 pages
...lines without yawning ! ' Full little knowest thou that hast not tried,. What Hell it is in sueing long to bide; To lose good days, that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensiv* discontent, To speed to -clay, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear... | |
 | John Aikin, Lucy Aikin - Critics - 1824 - 500 pages
...Hubbard's Tale :" Full little knowest thou that hast not try'd, What hell it is in suing long to bjde ; To lose good days that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensi?e discontent ; Tospeed to-day, to be put back to-morrow, To fee.! on hope.-, to pine with fear... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Culture in literature - 1824 - 538 pages
...poet's querulous verses must not be forgotten — " Full little knowest thou, that hast not try'd " What Hell it is, in suing long to bide." To lose good days — to waste long nights — and as he feelingly exclaims, " To fawn, to crouch, to wait, to ride,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 452 pages
...one, by whom he sees that he is over estimated. I read the following ten lines without yawning ! " Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What Hell it is iu sueing long to bide. To lose good days, that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensive... | |
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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 to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with... 
