 I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe; Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain, Oft turning others' leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burned brain.  The Retrospective Review - Page 541824Full view - About this book
 | Richard Le Gallienne - Literature - 1904 - 244 pages
...cause her reade, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pitie winne, and pitie grace obtaine, — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe; Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertaine, Oft turning other's leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitfull showers... | |
 | Mandell Creighton - Europe - 1904 - 274 pages
...trammels and learned to be more natural : — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woo, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain, Oft turning others' leaves to see if the nee would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain. But words came halting... | |
 | English periodicals - 1904 - 622 pages
...from his beloved Italians — a habit which, we may remind ourselves, Sidney himself confesses to: Oft turning others' leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful shower upon my sunburnt brain. Now, does this inveterate habit of using borrowed or translated terms... | |
 | English poetry - 1905 - 218 pages
...She, might take some pleasure of my pain, Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her ri sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe;...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burned know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,— brain. But words came halting... | |
 | Arthur Symons - English poetry - 1906 - 426 pages
...She, dear She, might take some pleasure of my pain; Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay; Invention, Nature s child,... | |
 | Arthur Symons - 1906 - 526 pages
...dear She, might take some pleasure of my pain; Pleasure might cause • her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay; Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - English literature - 1906 - 594 pages
...and faine in verse my love to show, That she, deare She, might take some pleasure of my paine . . . I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe ; Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertaine, Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitfull showers... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English poetry - 1907 - 616 pages
...dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain, — Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburn'd brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay; Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - English poetry - 1907 - 892 pages
...She, dear She, might take some pleasure of my pain; Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay; Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - English poetry - 1909 - 636 pages
...dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain — Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay ; Invention, Nature's child,... | |
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