 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 561824Full view - About this book
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - English literature - 1916 - 566 pages
...Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,— I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, 5 Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain, Oft...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay; Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - English literature - 1916 - 944 pages
...of my pain, — 1 sweet, •float. 'mate. «mues. Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace...sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, 5 Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain, Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would... | |
 | Roy Bennett Pace - English literature - 1917 - 536 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 ; 10 Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Charles Crittenton Baldwin - 1917 - 164 pages
...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 fruitful showers upon my sunburn'd brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay: Invention, Nature's childe,... | |
 | Charles Crittenton Baldwin - 1917 - 160 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 others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2030 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...paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions line, her wits to entertain; Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and... | |
 | Sir Henry John Newbolt - English poetry - 1919 - 376 pages
...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 fruitful sliowers upon my sunburn'd brainBut words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay: Invention,... | |
 | Theron Clark Stearns - 1920 - 108 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...to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful flower upon my sunburned brain. But words came halting forth ... . Biting my truant pen, beating myself... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1920 - 626 pages
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obta1n, — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burn'd brain. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay ; Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1922 - 342 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,... | |
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