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" Full little knowest thou, that hast not tride, What hell it is in suing long to bide : To loose good dayes, that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with... "
Spenser. Book II of the Faery Queene: Ed. by G.W. Kitchin - Page 208
by Edmund Spenser - 1903 - 300 pages
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 5

Charles Brockden Brown - 1806 - 498 pages
...miseries of a suitor for court favour, have been always understood to refer to his own disappointments. Full little knowest thou that hast not tride. What hell it is in suing long to bidei To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To...
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The Ecclesiastical and University Annual Register ...: With an Appendix ...

1809 - 696 pages
...ourselves in the language of the experienced Spenser. Full little knowcst thou that hast not tried, What Hell it is, in suing long to bide ; To loose good days, thai might bo better spent, Ti> waste Ion-; night* in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, 10 be pu!...
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The Retrospective Review, and Historical and Antiquarian Magazine, Volume 12

1825 - 364 pages
...pregnant brevity of expression, which has made 'the passage one of the most celebrated of his poems. " Full little knowest thou that hast not tride What hell it is, in suing, long to bide: To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent j To speed to...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 356 pages
...man, whom wicked Fate Hath brought to Court, to sue for tiud-i/u isl , That few have found, and manie one hath mist ! Full little knowest thou, that hast...tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide : To lose good dayes, that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 12

1825 - 368 pages
...pregnant brevity of expression, which has made the passage one of the most celebrated of his poems. " Full little knowest thou that hast not tride What hell it is, in suing, long to bide : To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent} To speed to...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 12

1825 - 368 pages
...pregnant brevity of expression, which has made the passage one of the most celebrated of his poems. " Full little knowest thou that hast not tride What hell it is, in suing, long to bide : To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent} To speed to...
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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes, Volume 5

Edmund Spenser - 1825 - 450 pages
...ywist, That few have found, and manie one hath mist ! Pull little knowest thou, that hast not tride, 895 What hell it is, in suing long to bide : To loose good dayes, that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to day, to...
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The English Portion of the Library of the Ven. Francis Wrangham

Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 672 pages
...lines, in S.'s ' Mother Hubberd't Tale,' are supposed to have given great disgust to Lord Burghley. " Full little knowest thou that hast not tride What Hell it is, in suing long to bide ; To loose good Dayes, that might be better spent ; To wast long Nights in pensive discontent; To speed to Day, to...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 3

Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...miserable man, whome wicked fate Hath brought to court, tn sue for had-ywist, That few hath found, and many one hath mist; Full little knowest thou that hast...tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide; To lose good days that might be better spent, To waste lone nights in pensive discontent. To speed to-day,...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 3

John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...miserable man, whome wicked fate Hath brought to court, to sue for had-ywist, That few hath found, and many one hath mist; Full little knowest thou that hast...tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide; To lose good days that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensive discontent. To speed to-day,...
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