 | 1832 - 348 pages
...spirit rather took The way that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a lingering book, And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in a world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. " Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise, Not simpering all mine age ; Thou often didst with... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1834 - 408 pages
...spirit rather took The way that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in a world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise, Not simp'ring all my age ; Thou often didst with academic... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1834 - 478 pages
...spirit rather took i Tin. way that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book. And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in a world of strife. Before I hod the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise. Not simp'ring all my... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 480 pages
...unprofitableness of a college life, that we perused one of Cowper's own aspirations after practical goodness : — Thou didst betray me to a lingering book, And wrapt...strife, Before I had the power to change my life. Now I am here, what thou wilt do with me None of my books will shew ; I read, and sigh, and wish I... | |
 | 1836 - 758 pages
...the town. Thou didst betray me to a lingering hook, And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in the world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for 1 threaten'd oft the siege to raise, Not simpering all mine age, Thou often didst with academic... | |
 | George Herbert - 1838 - 406 pages
...the town ; Thou didst betray me to a lingering' book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in the world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threaten'd oft the siege to raise, Not simpering all mine age, Thou often didst with Academic... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1839 - 388 pages
...spirit rather took The way that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in a world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise, Not simp'ring all my age ; Thou often didst with academic... | |
 | George Herbert - 1841 - 422 pages
...spirit rather took The way that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book. And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in a world of strife, Before I bad the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise, Not simp'ring all mine... | |
 | George Herbert - 1841 - 394 pages
...spirit rather took The way that takes the town: Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in a world of strife, Before 1 had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise, Not simp'ring all... | |
 | George Herbert - 1842 - 400 pages
...spirits rather took The way that takes the town ; Thou didst betray me to a lingering book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in a world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the siege to raise, Not simp'ring all mine age, Thou often didst, with academic... | |
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Whereas my birth and spirit rather took The way that takes the town; Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in the world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life. 
