 TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, — That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this...  Prison Books and Their Authors - Page 204by John Alfred Langford - 1861 - 357 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...ribands, and o'ereloud in night, But, like the fun in's early ray, Shake your head, and fcatter day! SONG. TELL me not, fweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery...and quiet mind To war and arms I fly; True, a new miftreft now I chaee, The firft foe in the field; And, with a ftronger faith embrace A fword, a horfe,... | |
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...Lucasta. Going to the -war*. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I cbace, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
 | Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...HIS GOING TO THE WARS. TELL me not, Sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
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...his going to the Wars. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True ; a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And, with a stronger faith, embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
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...Lucasta. Going to the wars. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chace, The first fbe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
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...going to the wars.' " Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True ; a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And, with a stronger faith, embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
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...LUCASTA, going to the Wars. Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True ; — a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field, — And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 pages
...LUCASTA, going to the Wars. Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True; — a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field,— And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
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...going to the wars.' " Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To' war and arms I fly. True ; a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And, with a stronger faith, embrace A sword, a horse,... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 540 pages
...at Westminster : — " Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. " True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field, And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a steed,... | |
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