 | 1860 - 452 pages
...great ; I meant the day-star should not brighter rise, Nor shed 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,... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1864 - 210 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,... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1864 - 518 pages
...enough in the countenance to make us turn with pleasure to Ben Jonson's exquisite eulogiuin on her. " I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet, Hating that solemn vice of greatness, pride: 1 meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...great, J meant the day-starre 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 Greatnesse, pride; I meant each softest vertue there should meet, fit in that softer bosome to reside.... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...wise, Of greatest 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...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,... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...wise, Of greatest 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...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 Rounseville Alger - 1868 - 446 pages
...should be eourteous, faeile, iweet, I latinj; that solemn viee of greatness, — pride : 1 meant eaeh softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that softer bosom to reside. Only a learned and a manly soui I purposed her, that should, with even pnwers, The roek, the spindle,... | |
 | Robert Bayne - 1871 - 156 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 that solemn vice of greatness—pride. I meant each softest virtue there should meet, Fit in that sober bosom to reside... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1872 - 488 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 purpos'd her ; that should with even powers The rock, the spindle,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 584 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 that solemn vice of greatliens, pride; I meant each softest virtue there should meet Fit in that softer bosom to reside.... | |
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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... 
