 | Missions - 1801 - 530 pages
...fool-hardy arrogance which urges Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern, ' Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wish'd I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceiv'd. By disappointment ev'ry day beguil'd, Dupe of to-morrow, ew/i from a child. Tims many a sad... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...ardently I wifli'd, I long believ'd, And, difappointed ftill, was ftill deceiv'd; By difappointment every day beguiled, Dupe of to-morrow even from a child. Thus many a fad to-morrow came and went, Till, all my ftock of infant forrows fpent, I learn'd at laft fubmiffion... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...ardently I wifhed, I long believed, And, difappointed ftill, was ftill deceived. By difappointment every day beguiled, Dupe of to-morrow even from a child. Thus many a fad to-morrow came and went, Till, all my ftock of infant forrow fpent, O 4 I learned at laft fubmiffion... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...ardently I wifhed, I long believed, And, difappointed ftill, was ftill deceived. By difappointment every day beguiled, Dupe of to-morrow even from a child. Thus many a fad to-morrow came and wenj? Till, all my ftock of infant forrow I learned at laft fubmiffion to my... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of a quick return. "What ardently I wished, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips uo uvote '. •. Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wished, 1 long believed, And disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By disappointment every day beguiled, (Dupe of to-morrow even from a child,) Thus many a sad to-morrow... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern.. Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...meet thee on that peaceful shore. The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. ; What ardently 1 wish'd, 1 long heliev'd, And, disappointed still, was still deceiv'd. / By expectation ev'ry day... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return, What ardently I wish'd, I long believ'd, And, disappointed still, was still deceiv'd. By expectation ev'ry day beguil'd, Dupe of to... | |
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But was it such ? It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown... 
