 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 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 ; -i, ' --'i'} • Be thine the glory and be mine the shame. Good life be now... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wiug'd with vain desires; My manhood long misled by wand'ring tires, 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 ; He thine the glory and be mine the shame, (iood life be now my task : my doubts... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 516 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...of her own. Such was I, such hy nature still I am ; lie thine the glory, und be mine the shame ! " The " vain desires " of Dryden's " thoughtless youth... | |
 | 576 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fire*, Followed faliie 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 :" * It is curious to observe, the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 486 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 F, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! " The " vain desires " of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires ; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was 1, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 380 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was winged with vnin desires : My manhood, long misled by wandering flres, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was [, such by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 382 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was winged w'th vain desires : My manhood, long misled hy wandering fires, Followed false lights, and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. 8uch was I, such hy nature still I inn ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life he now... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagina’s
...thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires, My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Fo'llowM s contemplation to Rachel, which was the more fuir...action to Leah, which was the more fruitful. I will by nature still I am ; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame ! The Revolution in 1G88 deprived... | |
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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,... 
