 Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide: To lose good days, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with fear...  The Retrospective Review - Page 1501825Full view - About this book
 | William Charles Townsend - 1846 - 564 pages
...the description of Spenser to be no exaggeration : — " Full little knowest thou that has not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; — To lose...waste long nights in pensive discontent, To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow-, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow, To fret the soul... | |
 | 1858 - 480 pages
...„Mother Hubbard's Tale": Füll little knowest thou th.it hast not try'd, AVli.it hell it is, in miscry long to bide, To lose good days, that might be better...waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow; To feed on Hope, to pine with Fear and Sorrow; To have thy prince's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1846 - 548 pages
...Full little knowesl thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is , in sueing long to bide : To loose good days , that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow; To have thy Prince's... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1902 - 424 pages
...many a one hath miss'd ! Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is, in sueing long to bide : To lose good days, that might be better spent ; To matte long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrom ; To feed on hope,... | |
 | Richard Rambuss - 1993 - 184 pages
...wicked fate Hath brought to Court, to sue for had ywist, That few haue found, and manie one hath mist; Full little knowest thou that hast not tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide: To loose good dayes, that might be better spent; To wast long nights in pensiue discontent; To speed to... | |
 | Robin Headlam Wells - 1994 - 312 pages
...reality was different. In 1591 Spenser described the truth behind the exotic popular image of court life: Full little knowest thou that hast not tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide: To loose good dayes, that might be better spent; To wast long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to... | |
 | Alvin B. Kernan - 1997 - 294 pages
...fate Hath brought to court, to sue for [that] ywist, That few have found, and manie one hath mist! Full little knowest thou that hast not tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide: To loose good dayes, that might be better spent; To wast long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to... | |
 | Charles William Heckethorn - 2005 - 377 pages
...discovered. The two, dogs were shot under the gallows. But even the honest Alchymists were doomed — " To lose good days that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to,day, to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow ; To fret their souls... | |
 | María Edgeworth - 2006 - 442 pages
...ten lines without yawning! "Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What Hell it is in sueing long to bide." "To lose good days, that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensire discontent, To speed to day, to be put back to morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and... | |
 | María Edgeworth - 2006 - 426 pages
...ten lines without yawning! "Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What Hell it is in sueing long to bide." "To lose good days, that might be better spent, To waste long nights in pensire discontent, To speed to day, to be put back to morrow, To feed on hope, to pine with fear and... | |
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