 Say, for you saw us, ye immortal lights, How oft unwearied have we spent the nights, Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence, and...  The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art - Page 71848Full view - About this book
 | Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 pages
...my Lord, we can remember those nights with no other regret than that they can return no more, for, ' We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy — Arts which I loved; for they, my friend, were thine- ! But, iriy Lords, to return to a subject,... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 pages
...lord, we can remember those nights without any other regret than that they can never more return, for " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine : " But search of deep philosophy, " Wit, eloquence and poesy, " Arts, which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine." CHARACTER OF REYNOLDS THE INFORMER.... | |
 | William Henry Curran - 1819 - 468 pages
...Lord, we can remember those nights without any other regret than that they can never more return, for " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy, Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine*." COWLEY. * Lord Avomnore, in whose breast... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1822 - 344 pages
...Till the Ledsean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above. We spent them not in toys, in lust, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit,...poetry ; Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine." Touched by a personal knowledge of this union of genius and affection, even MALONE commemorates,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 306 pages
...Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence,...Poetry, Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not seen us walking every day ? Was... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1822 - 434 pages
...recollection, " those hours which we can remember with no other regret than that they can return no more"— " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine; But search 6f deep philosophy, Wit; eloquence, and poesy, Arts which I loved; for they, my friend, were thine."... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...recollection, " in which we can remember with no other regret than that they cao return no more : " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy ; Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine." Percy Anecióte», DRINKING FROM SCULLS.... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...recollection, " in which we can rememher with no other regret than that they can return no more : " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit,- eloquence, and poesy ; Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine." Percy Anecdotel. DRINKING FROM SCULLS.... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 536 pages
...the LecUcan stars, so famed for love, " Wond'red at us from above. " We spent them not in toys, in lust, or wine ; " But search of deep philosophy, "...poetry, " Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine." Milton has not only given the exquisite Lycidas to the memory of a young friend, but in his... | |
 | 1827 - 552 pages
...the Ledaean stars, so fam'd for love, Wonder'd at us from above. We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence,...poetry; Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. " Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say, Have ye not seen us walking every day? Was... | |
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