 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now tny task : my doubts... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1821 - 636 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, " My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone " My pride struck out new sparkles of my own. " Such was I, — such by nature still I am ; " Be thine the glory and be mine the shame, "... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 316 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts... | |
 | 1822 - 314 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights, and, when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such'was I, such by nature still I am; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 544 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; " My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone " My pride struck out new sparkles of my own. " Such VMS I, — such by nature still I am ; " Be thine the glory and be mine the shame, "... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 538 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; " My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, " Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone " My pride struck out new sparkles of my own. " Such too* I,—such by nature still I am; " Be thine the glory and be mine the shame, •... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! » The « vain desires » of Dryden's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wand'ring fires, Follow'd false lights ; and when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task : my doubts... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'cl with vain desires; Mv manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! » The « vain desires » of Dryden's... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights ; and, when their glimpse was gone, My...struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame !" The " vain desires" of Dryden's... | |
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My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am; Be thine the glory,... 
