 BEDFORD*. This morning, timely rapt with holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, What kind of creature I could most desire To honour, serve, and love, as Poets use. I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more...  The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages - Page 67by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett Duchess of Cleveland - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - 1846 - 432 pages
...fire, I thought to form unto my zealous muse, What kind of creature I could most desire, To honor, serve, and love, as poets use ; I meant to make her...free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good thai) great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent... | |
 | William Parsons Atkinson - 1849 - 48 pages
...Ben Jonson's Countess discern, as with an eagle's eye, his degradation ! — for it is a soul, too, "fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good than great." Can such a young man love, — can his be that "smooth and steadfast mind," those "gentle thoughts... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1850 - 364 pages
...erro capul. Sonnet. This morning timely rapt with holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse What kind of creature I could most desire To honour, serve, and love, as poets use. I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat; I meant each softest... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 500 pages
...fair and free." And Ben Jnnson makes it part of the praise he lavishes on Lucy Countess of Bedford : " I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good than great." Do use to chaunt it : it is silly sooth,4 And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age.*... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse. What kind of creature I could most desire, To honor, serve, and love ; as poets use. I meant to make her...blood, and yet more good than great . I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. i meant she should... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...COUNTESS OF BEDFORD. THIS morning, timely wrapt with holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, What kind of creature I could most desire To honour, serve, and lovo; as poets use. I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1857 - 532 pages
...been too much. . ON LUCY, COUNTESS OF BEDFORD. What kind of creature I could most desire To honor, serve, and love ; as poets use : I meant to make her...greatest blood, and yet more good than great. I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his ancient seat. I meant she should... | |
 | 1857 - 998 pages
...shaped our taste very much after the grand pattern sketched by " rare Ben Johnson," in describing " what kind of creature I could most desire to honour, serve, and love :" I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good than great •,... | |
 | William Parsons Atkinson - 1860 - 64 pages
...holy fire, I sought to form unto my zealous muse, What kind of creature I could most desire To honor, serve, and love, as poets use. I meant to make her...blood, and yet more good than great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous muse What kind of creature I could most desire To honor, serve, and love ; as poets use. I meant to make her...blood, and yet more good than great ; I meant the daystar should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat ; I meant she should... | |
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