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
| Robert Johnson, John Swift Emerson - 1805 - 250 pages
...than that they can never more return, for " Art* which I lov'd, for they, my ftiend, were thine." " We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine; " But search of deep philosophy., " Wit eloquence and poesy, , But, my Lords, to return to a fubject from which to have <hus far departed, I think may not... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...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, and Poetry, Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 606 pages
...the Ledaean 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... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 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 lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine." But, my lords, to return to a subject... | |
| 1808 - 744 pages
...at us from above. " We fpent them not in toys, in luft, er wine ; " But fearch of deep philofophy, " Wit, eloquence, and poetry, • " Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine." •'" Milton has not only given theexquifite Lycidas to the mernory of a young friend, but... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...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, and Poetry, Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...the Ledxan 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, and poetry; arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge ! say, have you... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...the Ledaean stars, so fam'd for love, wonderM at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; but search of deep philosophy, wit, eloquence, and poetry; arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge ! say, have you... | |
| 1920 - 1206 pages
...lord, we can remember those nights with no other regret than that they can return no more. For — 1 We spent them not in toys, or lust, or wine, But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and pcesy — Arts which I loved ; for they, my friend, were thine.1" Evidently in Carran's opinion " The... | |
| William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 pages
...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 j .' • • , : Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine." It has been remarked by... | |
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