 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
 | William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1863 - 420 pages
...following : "A gracious innocent soul More free than he is jealous." Winter's Tale, Act II. Sc. 4. " I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good than great." Ben Jonson. Epigram on the Countess of Bedford* But is it not plain that in all these passages « free... | |
 | 1860 - 452 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 day-star should not brighter rise, Nor shed like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1864 - 210 pages
...holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse What kind of creature I could most desire To humour, 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 lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...BEDFORD THIS morning, timely rapt with holy fire, I thought to forme unto my zealous Muse, what kinde of creature I could most desire, to honour, serve and love; as Poets use. 1 meant to make her faire and free and wise, of greatest blood and yet more good than great, J meant... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...COUNTESS OP 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,...blood, and yet more good than great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 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,...blood, and yet more good than great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn... | |
 | William Rounseville Alger - 1868 - 446 pages
...holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse What kind of ereature I eould 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-itnr should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influenee from his lueent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | Robert Bayne - 1871 - 156 pages
...COUNTESS OF 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,...greatest 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... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1872 - 488 pages
...illustration that my reading has lighted upon is in Ben Jonson's lines on the Countess of Bedford, 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 510 pages
...COUNTESS OF BEDFORD. JHIS morning, timely rapt with holy fire,' I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, What kind of creature I could most desire, To honour,...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... | |
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