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 Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1106 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 ? 0, I cannot be Unkind to a beast that... | |
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