 But Sylvio soon had me beguiled: This waxed tame, while he grew wild, And quite regardless of my smart, Left me his Fawn, but took his Heart. Thenceforth I set myself to play My solitary time away With this, and very well content Could so mine idle life...  The Retrospective Review - Page 3351824Full view - About this book
 | William Collins - 1877 - 104 pages
...he grew wild, And quite regardless of my smart, Left me his fawn, but took his heart. With tliis ; and, very well content, Could so mine idle life have...it was full of sport, and light Of foot and heart, uud did invite Me to its game : it seemed to bless Itself in me ; how could I less Than love it ? OI... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...quite regardless of my smart, Left me his fawn, but took his heart. Thenceforth, I set myself to piny My solitary time away, With this ; and, very well...foot and heart, and did invite Me to its game. It seemed to bless Iteolf in me ; how could I less Than love it ? Oh I cannot be Unkind t' a beast that... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...grew wild ; And, (juite regardless of my smart, Left me his fawn, but took his heart. Thenceforth I Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands,...invisible perfume hits the sense Of the adjacent wharfs. seemed to bless Itself in me ; how could I less Than love it '! O, I cannot 1« Unkind to a beast that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 842 pages
...myself to play My solitary time away With this; ami very well content Could so mine idle life h:ive spent; For it was full of sport, and light Of foot and heart, and did invite Me to its game : it seemed to bless Itself iu me. How conld I less Than love it? Oh. I cannot be Unkind to a beast that... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...grew wild, And, quite regardless of my smart, Left me his fawn, but took his heart. Thenceforth, I set myself to play My solitary time away, With this,...bless Itself in me. How could I less Than love it? Oh, I cannot be Unkind to a beast that loveth me. Had it lived long, I do not know Whether it, too,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 pages
...he grew wild, And, quite regardless of my smart, Left me his fawn, but took his heart. Thenceforth I set myself to play My solitary time away With this, and very well content Could so my idle life have spent; For it was full of sport, and light Of foot and heart ; and did invite Me... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1883 - 544 pages
...he grew wilJ, And, quite reg irdless of my smart, Left me Ms fawn, but took his heart. Thenceforth I set myself to play My solitary time away With this, and very well content Could so rny idle life have spent : For it was full of sport, and light Of foot and heart ; and did invite Me... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 336 pages
...grew wild! And, quite regardless of my smart, Left me his Fawn; but took his heart! Thenceforth, I set myself to play My solitary time away With this;...foot and heart; and did invite Me to its game. It seemed to bless Itself in me. How could I less Than love it! O, I cannot be Unkind t' a beast that... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 338 pages
...grew wild! And, quite regardless of my smart, Left me his Fawn; but took his heart! Thenceforth, I set myself to play My solitary time away With this;...foot and heart; and did invite Me to its game. It seemed to bless Itself in me. How could I less Than love it! O, I cannot be Unkind t' a beast that... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1901 - 1080 pages
...his fawn, hut took his heart. Thenceforth, I set myself to play My solitary time away, With tliis, s To which our God Himself is moon and sun. Oh, 1 eannot be Unkind to a beast that loveth me. Had it lived long, I do not know Whether it, too,... | |
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