 | Sir Charles Sedley - 1707 - 424 pages
...they come. And are fo long withftood, So ilowly they receive the Sum, -'It hardly does them good. i / 'Tis cruel to prolong a Pain, • And to defer a Joy; Believe me, gentle Celemcne Offends the winged Boy, , • hundred thoufand Oaths your Fears Perhaps would not remove;... | |
 | Sir Charles Sedley - English drama - 1722 - 358 pages
...appearIn a more dreadful fhape. By fuch Degrees to Joy they come, And arc to long withftood, So flowly they receive the Sum* It hardly does them good. 'Tis...Pain, And to defer a Joy ; Believe me, gentle Celemene An hundred thou&nd Oaths your Fear-J Perhaps would not remove 5 And if I gaz'da thoufand Years. I could... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...they come, And are fo long withftood, So flowly they receive the fun, It fcarcely does them good. ao 'Tis cruel to prolong a pain; And to defer a joy, Believe me, gentle Celimene, Offends the winged boy. An hundred thoufand oaths your fears Perhaps, would not remove; And,... | |
 | Alexander Dalrymple - Ballads, English - 1796 - 240 pages
...appear In a more dreadful fhape. By fuch degrees to Joy they come, And are fo long withftood, So flowly they receive the' Sum It hardly does them good. "Tis...gentle Celemene, Offends the winged Boy. An hundred thoufand Oaths your Fears, Perhaps, would not remove; And if I gaz'da thoufand years I could no deeper... | |
 | Alexander Dalrymple - Ballads, English - 1796 - 242 pages
...appear In a more dreadful fhape. By fuch degrees to Joy they come, And are fo long withftood, So flowly they receive the Sum It hardly does them good. 'Tis...gentle Celemene, Offends the winged Boy. An hundred thoufand Oaths your Fears, Perhaps, would not remove; And if I gaz'da thoufand years I could no deeper... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...vessel drives again. Rivals and falsehood soon appear, In a more dreadful shape. By such degrees to joys they come, And are so long withstood, So slowly they...Celemene, Offends the winged boy. An hundred thousand oaths your fears Perhaps would not remove ; And, if I gaz'da thousand years, I could no deeper love.... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...main Some angry wind, in cruel sport, The vessel drives again. Rivals and falsehood soon appear, In a more dreadful shape. By such degrees to joy they...Celemene, Offends the winged boy. An hundred thousand oaths your fears Perhaps would not remove j • And, if I gaz'da thousand years, I could no deeper... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...Some angry wind, in cruel sport, The vessel drives again. ' . Rivals and falsehood soon appear, . In a more dreadful shape. By such degrees to joy they...sum, It hardly does them good. Tis cruel to prolong a pam ; And to defer a joy, Believe me, gentle Celemene, Offends the winged boy. An hundred thousand... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 330 pages
...they come, And are so long withstood, So slowly they receive the sum, It hardly does them good. 'T is cruel to prolong a pain ; And to defer a joy, Believe me, gentle CELIMENE, Offends the winged boy. A hundred thousand oaths your fears Perhaps would not remove; And... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
...again. Rivals and falsehood soon appear, In a more dreadful shape. By such degrees to joy they com e And are so long withstood, So slowly they receive...Celemene, Offends the winged boy. An hundred thousand oaths your fears Perhaps would not remove; And, if I gaz'da thousand years, I could no deeper love.... | |
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They wither under cold delays, Or are in tempests lost. One while they seem to touch the port, Then straight into the main Some angry wind in cruel sport The vessel drives again. At first Disdain and Pride they fear, Which, if they chance to 'scape, Rivals... 
