 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
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 510 pages
...COUNTESS OF BEDFORD. jlHIS morning, timely rapt with holy fire,8 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... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 pages
...holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, Whntkindof creature I could mostdesire, 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, If or lend like influence from hU lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1875 - 482 pages
...and free." And Ben Jonson 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." Vet some of the commentators tell us it here means licentima 1 * Silly sooth, or rather sely sooth,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 392 pages
...holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, Whatkindof creature I could most desire, To honor, serve, and love ; as poets use, I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, anil yet more good than great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise. Nor lend like influence... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...word, in deed, in shape, in countenance, That Nature might no more her child advance KING JAMES I. I meant to make her fair, and free, and wise, Of greatest blood, and yet more good than I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. BEN JONSON.... | |
 | Robert Greene - 1876 - 576 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... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 562 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... | |
 | George Scharf - 1877 - 360 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson - 1878 - 576 pages
...COUNTESS OP 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 Troth Coates - 1878 - 1116 pages
...fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, What kind of creature I could most desire, To honor, day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
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