 Ah wasteful woman! — she who may On her sweet self set her own price, Knowing he cannot choose but pay — How has she cheapen'd Paradise! How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoiled the bread and spill'd the wine, Which, spent with due, respective...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 131edited by - 1863Full view - About this book
 | Coventry Patmore - 1854 - 212 pages
...sweet self set her own price, o Knowing he cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapen'd paradise ; « How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoil'd the bread and spill'd the wine, Which, spent with due, respective thrift, Had made brutes men and men divine. 2.... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1855 - 922 pages
...And here is a far-reaching suggestion for woman to ponder over : — Ah ! wasteful woman, she that may On her sweet self set her own price, Knowing he cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapened Paradise ; How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoiled the bread and spilled the... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1856 - 426 pages
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 | Coventry Kersey D. Patmore - 1857 - 324 pages
...nought's debarr'd Si r82 PRELUDES. From man, when woman shall be just In gift of her desired regard. Ah, wasteful woman, she who may On her sweet self...cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapen'd paradise ; How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoil'd the bread and spill'd the wine, Which, spent... | |
 | 1858 - 444 pages
...merit this, and nought's debarr'd From man, when woman shall be just In yielding her desired regard. Ah, wasteful woman, she who may On her sweet self...cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapen'd paradise ! How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoil'd the bread and spill'd the wine, Which spent... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1860 - 328 pages
...this, and nought's debarr'd sift From man, when woman shall be just In yielding her desired regard. Ah, wasteful woman, she who may On her sweet self...cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapen'd paradise ; How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoil'd the bread and spill'd the wine, Which, spent... | |
 | 1863 - 1076 pages
...him for t There is no man so full of pride, And none so intimate with shame, And none to manhood so denied, As not to mind if women blame. Ah, wasteful...cannot choose but pay ; How has she cheapen'd paradise ! How given for nought her priceless gift ; How spoil'd the bread and spilled the wine, Which, spent... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1863 - 344 pages
...merit this, and nought's debarr'd From man, when woman shall be just In yielding her desired regard. Ah, wasteful woman, she who may On her sweet self...cannot choose but pay, How has she cheapen'd paradise ; How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoil'd the bread and spill'd the wine, Which, spent... | |
 | 1865 - 590 pages
...truth ; and he wishes Coventry Patmore's lines were learned by all the youthful ladies of England. " Ah, wasteful woman ! she who may On her sweet self...price, Knowing he cannot choose but pay — How has she cheapened paradise ! How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoiled the bread and spilled the... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 pages
...yon not those lovely lines — I would they were learned by all youthful ladies of England : — x " Ah wasteful woman ! she who may On her sweet self...own price, / Knowing he cannot choose but pay— How baa she cheapen' d Paradise ! How given for nought her priceless gift, How spoiled the bread and spill'd... | |
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