Say, for you saw us, ye immortal lights, How oft unwearied have we spent the nights, Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence, and... Oxford, a poem. (Poetical works of R. Montgomery). - Trang 240bởi Robert Montgomery - 1831Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| John Arthur Roebuck - 1897 - 450 trang
...together in the investigation of great subjects — " For we spent them not in toys, or lust, or vino, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and...which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine." The House of Commons ought to contain some man whose mind is of such an order that he should represent... | |
| William John Fitz-Patrick - 1899 - 368 trang
...while Keogh quoted Cowley's well-known lines on their social intercourse in the past, concluding : ' Wit, eloquence, and poetry, Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, wore thine.' On one occasion during a passage to Holyhead he seemed very restless on board, constantly... | |
| John Cann Bailey - 1900 - 330 trang
...Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wondered at us from above 1 We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence,...Arts which I loved, for they my friend were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not seen us walking every day? Was there a... | |
| E. J. Mathew - 1901 - 556 trang
...the Ledcean stars, so famed for love, Wondered at us from above. We spent them not in toys, or lusts, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence,...Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. " Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not seen us walking every day ? Was there... | |
| Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1901 - 1190 trang
...Led, can stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence,...Arts which I loved, for they, my Friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not seen us walking every day ? Was there a... | |
| 1903 - 1186 trang
...time is forever, everywhere his place. Friendslnp in Absence. We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry ; Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. On the Death of Mr. William Harcey. His faith, perhaps, in... | |
| George Frisbie Hoar - 1903 - 476 trang
...of boyhood. Say, for you saw us, ye immortal lights, How oft, unwearied, have we spent the nights In search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence and poetry,...Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. John came of a distinguished family. His brother Cornelius was a famous Greek professor, one of the... | |
| John Bartlett - 1903 - 1188 trang
...time is forever, everywhere his place. Friendihip in Absence. We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry ; Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. On the Death of Mr. William ffartey. His faith, perhaps, in... | |
| Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - 1905 - 298 trang
...the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wondered at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence,...Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. 40 Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not seen us walking every day? Was there... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1905 - 522 trang
...the Ledaean stars, so fam'd for love, Wondered at us from above. We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry, Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say, Have ye not... | |
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