 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
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1882 - 486 pages
...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; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat : I meant she should... | |
 | Oliver Bell Bunce - 1883 - 332 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...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1883 - 1006 pages
...of Bedford, describing " what kind of creature 1 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 I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent sent : I meant she should... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1887 - 208 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;... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1888 - 486 pages
...that ray 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... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 458 pages
...Whatkindof creature I could most desire, To honor, serve, and love ; as poets use, I meant to mako her fair, and free, and wise, Of 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... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy, James Riddell, George William Clark - 1890 - 522 pages
...FLETCHER. A Perfect Woman, HIS 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... | |
 | John Donne - 1895 - 330 pages
...COUNTESS OF BEDFORD. This morning, timely wrapped 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 Donne - 1895 - 342 pages
...COUNTESS OF BEDFORD. This morning, timely wrapped 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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 530 pages
...morning, timely rapt with holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, What kind of creature l could most desire To honour, serve, and love, as Poets...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... | |
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