 Fountain heads, and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves ! Moonlight walks, when all the fowls Are warmly housed, save bats and owls ! A midnight bell, a parting groan ! These are the sounds we feed upon ; Then stretch our bones in a still...  Boston Miscellany - Page 641842Full view - About this book
 | Francis Beaumont - 1750 - 560 pages
...Beafts, to fpare thy Innocence. Bel. Alas, my Lord, my Life is not a thing Worthy your noble Thoughts ; 'tis not a Life, 'Tis but a Piece of Childhood thrown away : Should I out-live you, I mould then out-live Virtue and Honour : and, when that Day comes, If ever... | |
 | George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - 1770 - 268 pages
...beafts, to fpare thy innocence. End. Alas ! my lord, my life is not a thing Worthy your noble thoughts : 'tis not a life, 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away. Should I out-live you, I mould then out-live Virtue and honour; and when that day comes, If ever above... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1777 - 350 pages
...to fpare thy innocence. , ' Bel.' Alas, my Lord, my life is not a thing Worthy your noble thoughts ; 'tis not a life, 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away : Should I outlive you, I fhould then outlive Virtue and honour; and, when that day comes, If ever... | |
 | George Colman - 1777 - 340 pages
...innocence. VoL. III. G Bel. Bel. Alas, my lord, my life is not a thing Worthy your noble thoughts ; 'tis not a life, 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away : Should I out-live you, I fhould then out-live Virtue and honour ; and, when that day comes, If ever... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 364 pages
...fpare thy innocence, i • Bel. Alas, my Lord, my life is not a thing ' Worthy your noble thoughts ; 'tis not a life, ' 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away :3i . * Should I outlive you, I fhould then outlive • •'•, ' Virtue and honour; and, when that... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 454 pages
...to spare thy innocence. " Bel. Alas, my lord, my life is not a thing " Worthy your noble thoughts ; 'tis not a life, " 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away : " Should I outlive you, I should then outlive " Virtue and honour ; and, when that day comes, " If... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...owls ; A midnight bell, a parting groan, These are the sounds we feed upon. Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley, Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy. SONG. [In a Masque.] YE should stay longer if we durst Away. Alas, that he that first Gave time wild... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pages
...;. 53 A midnight bell, a parting groan, These are the sounds we feed upon ; Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley ; Nothing's so dainty, sweet, as lovely melancholy.." N. Milton begins the Allegro in praise of mirth by exclaiming, " Hence, loathed Melancholy !" He begins... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...owls ! A midnight bell, a parting groan, These are the sounds we feed upon ! Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley : Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy. SONG. [In " The Masque," &c.J YE should stay longer if we durst Away. — Alas, that he that first... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...beasts, to spare tiiy innocence. Bel. Alas, my lord, my life is not a thing, Worthy your noble thoughts : 'Tis not a life ; Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away. Should I out-live you, I should then out-live Virtue and honour ; and, when that day comes, If ever... | |
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