 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
 | 1870 - 590 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.' — Phillips' Specimens i,/ Irtth... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 pages
...we can remember those nights without any other vegret 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." * Here, according to the original report,... | |
 | 1870 - 574 pages
...Lord, we can remember those eights 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.' — Phillips' Specimen* of Jrieh Eloquence,... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1870 - 172 pages
...before, and to, Lord Avonmore (in 1805, for Johnson) : We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, Вut search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry : Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. 10. МШ1 . . . RESnrигUM. Cp. Mini ME REDDENTIS, Hor. E. 1. 14. 1. The correspondence is... | |
 | John Arthur Roebuck - 1897 - 450 pages
...together in the investigation of great subjects — " For we spent them not in toys, or lust, or vino, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and...— Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine." The House of Commons ought to contain some man whose mind is of such an order that he should... | |
 | 1897 - 568 pages
...nights," which they could "remember 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, With eloquence and poesy: Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine.' " i "But", the school-keeper... | |
 | International Library Conference, 2d, London, Eng., 1897 - 1898 - 308 pages
...nights" which they could " remember 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.'" "But," the school - keeper may say,... | |
 | William John Fitz-Patrick - 1899 - 368 pages
...while Keogh quoted Cowley's well-known lines on their social intercourse in the past, concluding : ' Wit, eloquence, and poetry, Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, wore thine.' On one occasion during a passage to Holyhead he seemed very restless on board, constantly... | |
 | John Cann Bailey - 1900 - 330 pages
...Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wondered at us from above 1 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 there... | |
 | John England - 1900 - 580 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. Relaxation is, then, necessary... | |
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