With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the skies ; How silently ; and with how wan a face ! What ! may it be, that even in heavenly place That busy Archer his sharp arrows tries... The Irish Monthly - Page 5361902Full view - About this book
| Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 pages
...With how sad steps, О Moon, thou climb's! the skies, How silently nnd with how wan a faceï VVhat, may it be that even in heavenly place That busy archer his shafp -.rrows trirs ? Sure, if that long-with-luve-ac.painted eye» Can judge of love, thou Met a lover's... | |
| England - 1840 - 876 pages
...nature:— " With how sad steps, 0 moon I thou climb'st the skies! Plow silently, and with how wan a face 1 What! may it be that even in heavenly place That busy archer his sharp arrows tries? Sure if that long-with-love• acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case ; 1 read it in thy... | |
| 1823 - 696 pages
...With how sad steps, О Moon, tíiou clin iVst the slue« ; How silently ; and with how wan a face t istency be objected to it, that such a system would m . cessarily »harp arrowi tries ? Snre, if that long-with-Iove-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou leel'st... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...appropriate terms. — How exquisite are the two first lines ! " With how sad steps, O moon! thou climb'st the skies! How silently — and with how wan a face!...ng-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case; I read it in thy looks ; — thy languish'd grace, To me, that feel the like, thy state descries.... | |
| Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...terms. — How exquisite are the two first lines ! • " With how sad steps, O moon ! thou climb'st the skies ! How silently — and with how wan a face...long-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou fee1'st a lover's case; I read it in thy looks ; — thy languish'd grace, To me, that feel the like,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...highest place Bends all his powers, even unto Stella's grace. With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st m long with love acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case ; I read it in thy looks,... | |
| Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...appropriate terms. — How exquisite are the two first lines ! " With how sad steps, O moon ! thou climb'st the skies ! How silently — and with how wan a face...long-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou fee1'st a lover's case; I read it in thy looks ; — thy languish'd grace, To me, that feel the like,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1828 - 360 pages
...my opinion, models of grace and sweetness. TO THE MOONE. With how sad steps, O Moone, thou climb'st the skies, How silently, and with how wan a face ! What, may it be that even in heav'nly place That busie archer his sharp arrowes tries ? Sure if that, long with Love acquainted,... | |
| English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...all his power, even unto Stella's grace. SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. WITH how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the skies ! How silently, and with how wan a face...ng-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case ; I read it in thy looks, thy languish'd grace To me, that feel the like, thy state descries.... | |
| Charles Lamb - Decision making - 1833 - 308 pages
...pale Dian into a fellowship with his mortal passions. i. With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the skies ; How silently ; and with how wan a face...ng-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case ; I read it in thy looks ; thy languisht grace To me, that feel the like, thy state descries,... | |
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