She crush'd not the nettle; For she could not ; nor would she avoid it : she tried With the weak hand of woman to thrust it aside, And it stung her. A woman is too slight a thing To trample the world without feeling its sting. Lucile - 68. lappuseautors: Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1860 - 361 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
| 478 lapas
...fix'd for life, the strong will And high heart which the world's creeds now recklessly braved, Prom the world's crimes the man of the world would have...; For she could not ; nor would she avoid it : she tried With the weak hand of woman to thrust it aside, And it stung her. A woman is too slight a thing... | |
| 1867 - 488 lapas
...the earth — while she "pined for Hie hill-tops, the clouds, and the stars," — she unconsciously " offended the world, which in turn wounded her:" "...On one of two things, If you would not be stung, it behooves you to settle : Avoid it, or crush it. She crnsh'd not the nettle. For she could not ; nor... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1868 - 352 lapas
...As before, in the old-fashion'd manner, I fit To this character, also, its moral : to wit, Say — the world is a nettle ; disturb it, it stings : Grasp...nettle; For she could not ; nor would she avoid it : she tried With the weak hand of woman to thrust it aside, And it stung her. A woman is too slight a thing... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1869 - 266 lapas
...As before, in the old-fashion'd manner, I fit To this character, also, its moral : to wit, Say — the world is a nettle ; disturb it, it stings : Grasp...If you would not be stung, it behoves you to settle : For she could not ; nor would she avoid it : she tried 'With the weak hand of woman to thrust it... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1872 - 366 lapas
...o£ and thinks, With what man acts and is, — concentrating th« strength Of her genius within ter affections, at length Finding woman's full use through...behoves you to settle : Avoid it, or crush it. She crush 'd not the nettle ; For she could not; nor would she avoid it: aha tried With the weak hand of... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1875 - 430 lapas
...As before, in the old-fashioned manner, I fit To this character, also, its moral : to wit, Say — the world is a nettle ; disturb it, it stings : Grasp...On one of two things, If you would not be stung, it behooves you to settle : Avoid it, or crush it. She crushed not the nettle ; For she could not ; nor... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1876 - 268 lapas
...As before, in the old-fashion'd manner. I fit To this character, also, its moral : to wit, Say — the world is a nettle ; disturb it, it stings : Grasp...it, or crush it. She crush'd not the nettle; For she conld not ; nor would she avoid it : she tried With the weak hand of woman to thrust it aside, And... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1880 - 494 lapas
...To this character, also, its moral : to wit, Say — the world is a nettle; disturb it, it stfngs : Grasp it firmly, it stings not. On one of two things, If you would not be stung, it behooves you to settle : Avoid it, or crush it. She crushed not the nettle ; For she could not ; nor... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1881 - 526 lapas
...before, in the old-fashioned manner, I fit To this character, also, its moral : to wit, • Say — the world is a nettle; disturb it, it stings : Grasp...stings not. On one of two things, If you would not he stung, it behooves you to settle : Avoid it, or crush it. She crushed not the nettle ; For she could... | |
| Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton - 1881 - 400 lapas
...As before, in the old-fashion' d manner, I fit To this character, also, its moral : to wit, Say — the world is a nettle ; disturb it, it stings : Grasp it firmly, it stings not. If you would not be stung, it behoves you to settle : Avoid it, or crush it. On one of two things,... | |
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