 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
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 564 pages
...nights without any other regret than that they can never more return, — ' We spent them not in joys or lust or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence and poesy, Arts which I loved, for these, my friend, were thine.' " Cowley. The moment the court rose,... | |
 | James Wills - 1846 - 262 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." The sequel to this incident is truly... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1846 - 632 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." libel was published, but Lord Eldon (the... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1846 - 638 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, AVit, eloquence, and poesy, Arts, which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine." libel was published,... | |
 | 1847 - 584 pages
...Till the Ledaean stars, so fam'd 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 !" — this was a man of no ordinary promise. And surely he to whom Evelyn thought it necessary... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - 1847 - 662 pages
...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."* But, my lords, to return to a subject... | |
 | 1848 - 626 pages
...hghts, How oft, unwearied, have we spent the nights, Tdl the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, or lust,...philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry — Arts which 1 loved — for they, my friend, were thine."* Shelley was a singularly pure-heartad, single-minded... | |
 | 1848 - 636 pages
...lights, How oft, unwearied, have we spent the nights, Till the Ledœan stars, so famed for love, Wondered at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, or lust,...philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry — Arts which 1 loved — for they, my friend, were thine. "f Shelley was a singularly pure-hearted, singleminded... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...lights, How oft, unwearied, have we spent the nights, Till the Ledœan stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, \Vit, eloquence, and poetry — Arts which I loved — for they, my friend, were thine."f Shelley was... | |
 | John England - 1849 - 524 pages
...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. cluquence and poesy, Arts which I loved, tor they, my friend, were thine.' " CowtEY. Relaxation is,... | |
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