 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
 | William Peacock - American poetry - 1928 - 476 pages
...might cause her reade, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pitie win, and pitie grace obtaine, I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inuentions fine, her wits to entertaine : Oft turning others leaues, to see if thence would flow Some... | |
 | Philip Sidney - History - 1983 - 580 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 fine,1 her wits to entertain, Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and... | |
 | Margaret W. Ferguson, Maureen Quilligan, Nancy Vickers - History - 1986 - 464 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. Sidney assumes that the woman whom he addresses is highly skilled in a rhetorical process... | |
 | Tremper Longman III - Religion - 2009 - 172 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 sunburn'd brain.1 If Sidney wanted to communicate his heartfelt feelings to his love, why didn't he... | |
 | Elizabeth D. Harvey, Katharine Eisaman Maus - Literary Criticism - 1990 - 380 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 fruitfull showers... | |
 | Wolfgang Raible - Literary form - 1990 - 354 pages
....Wörterbuchmethode', um zu einer poetischen Inventio zu gelangen: Studying inventions flne, her wits to entertaine: Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitfull showeis upon my sunne-burn'd braine (I. 7-9) - aber vergeblich. Die geborgte Inventio der... | |
 | Alan Hager - Literary Criticism - 1991 - 236 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 sunne-burn'd braine, But words came halting forth, wanting Invention s stay, Invention, Nature's child,... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain, Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And (Fr. I, 1. 1-5) 6 Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen,... | |
 | Gary Fredric Waller - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 344 pages
...Astrophil, for a court lady, Stella. The lover's aim is set out in the opening sonnet, where he claims "I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe / Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertaine." We are taken into the familiar world of Petrarchan convention and cliche: Astrophil is... | |
 | Patricia Fumerton - History - 1993 - 300 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 sec if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitfull showers... | |
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