 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
 | Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 396 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... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 392 pages
...of creature I could most desire, To honor, serve, and love, as poets use. I meant to make her fg,ir, 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1896 - 502 pages
...Here is Ben's :— " 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1896 - 692 pages
...is Ben's : — " 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 day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | General Federation of Women's Clubs - 1896 - 456 pages
...holy fire, I thought to form unto my zealous Muse That kind of creature I could most desire To honor, serve and love as poets use. I meant to make her fair...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 - 1896 - 520 pages
...I thought to form unto my zealous Muse, What kind of creature I could most desire To honour, ser/e, and love, as Poets use. I meant to make her fair,...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... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1896 - 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.... | |
 | William Wilfred Birdsall, Rufus Matthew Jones - 1897 - 602 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 lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 548 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...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... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1899 - 334 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...brighter rise ; Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat i I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet ; Hating that solemn vice of Greatness, Pride... | |
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