 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...great; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating...there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her; that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle,... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1855 - 442 pages
...shed like influence from its lucent seat ; I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Free from that solemn vice of greatness, pride ; I meant each...virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to abide, Only a learned and & manly soul I purposed her, that should with even powers • The rock, the... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1857 - 532 pages
...great. I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his ancient seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating...there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purpose'dher; that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle,... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1858 - 520 pages
...enough in the countenance to make us turn with pleasure to Beu Jonson's exquisite eulogium on her. " I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating...there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her ; that should with even powers The rock, the spindle,... | |
 | 1857 - 998 pages
...•, I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat : I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating...there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside : Only a learned and a manly soul I purpos'd her ; that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle,... | |
 | Anna Brownell Jameson - 1858 - 524 pages
...countenance to make us turn with pleasure to Ben Jonson's exquisite eulogium on her. " I meant she should he courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice...softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer hosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her; that should with even powers The rock,... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1859 - 516 pages
...the countenance to make us turn with pleasure to Ben Jonson's exquisite eulogium on her. • • " I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating...softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer hosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her; that should with even powers The rock,... | |
 | William Parsons Atkinson - 1860 - 64 pages
...great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat. I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating...there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soul I purposed her, that should, with even powers, The rock, the spindle,... | |
 | William Douglas O'Connor - 1860 - 562 pages
...seat: I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Free from that solemn vice of greatness, pride 1 I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to abide : Only a learned and a manjy soul I purposed her, that should with even powers The rock, the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...great ; I meant the daystar should not brighter rise, Nor lend like influence from his lucent seat ; I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness — pride ; 35 I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned... | |
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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 be courteous, facile, sweet. Hating that solemn... 
