 Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night. And thereto hath a troth as just As had Penelope the fair ; For what she saith, ye may it trust, As it by writing sealed were : And virtues hath she many mo' Than I with pen have...  British Anthologies - Page 80edited by - 1900Full view - About this book
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...spent your boasts and brags in vaia; My Udy's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well saine, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night. Vol. I. B And thereto hath a truth as just, As had Penelope the fair ; For what she saith, ye may it... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...your boasts and brags in vain ! My lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well sayne, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night : 1 Equal. * So ed. I.— Ed. 1567, " Content And thereto hath a troth as just, As had Penelope the... | |
 | James Bird - 1831 - 202 pages
...your boasts and brags in vain : My Lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well sayne, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day...trust, As it by writing sealed were : And virtues has she many moe Than I with pen have skill to show. I could rehearse, if that I would, The whole effect... | |
 | Henry Howard (earl of Surrey.) - English poetry - 1870 - 264 pages
...your boasts and brags in vain ; My Lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well say en, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day...what she saith, ye may it trust, As it by writing scaled were : And virtues hath she many moo f Than I with pen have skill to show. I could rehearse,... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 852 pages
...The bot of you», I dare well taync, Than doth the »an the candle light. And thereto hath n troth an just As had Penelope the fair : For what she saith ye may it trust, AB it by writing scaVcd were : And virtues halb she many moe Than I with pen have skill tu show. 1... | |
 | Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...your bostes and bragges in vain ; My ladies bewty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well sayen, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night. And therto hath a troth as just As had Penelope the faire ; For what she sayth, ye may it trust As by it... | |
 | Robert Folkestone Williams - 1839 - 946 pages
...your boasts and brags in vain ; My lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well faine, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night. LORD SURREY. Art thou my son, that miracle of wit, Who once, within these three months, wert esteemed... | |
 | Robert Folkestone Williams - 1839 - 314 pages
...jour boasts and brags in vain ; My lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well faine, Than doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night. LORD SURREY. Art thou my son, that miracle of wit, Who once, within these three months, wert esteemed... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1841 - 840 pages
...your boasts and brags in vain : My lady's beauty passeth more The best of yours, I dare well sayne. Than doth the sun the candle light. Or brightest day...troth as just As had Penelope the fair : For what she gaith ye may it trust» As it by writing sealed were : And virtues hath she many moe Than I with pen... | |
 | baroness Rosina Doyle Bulwer- Lytton - 1843 - 848 pages
...your boasts and brags in vain; My lady's beanty passeth more The best of yours I dare well faine, Then doth the sun the candle light, Or brightest day the darkest night." LORD SCRREY. " THE Bucentoro to a ducat, fair sirs, but I'll prove it; or there shall be a coffin the... | |
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