 Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That woman's love can win, or long inherit ; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, Which way soever men refer it, Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit.  Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare ... - 253. lappuseautors: Charles Lamb - 1854 - 552 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 lapas
...win or long inherit; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compar'd, Successor in thy bed, Nor both so loosly disallied Their... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 lapas
...win or long inherit; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. If any of these, or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thce... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 lapas
...of female excellence all women are in an especial manner bound to love, has not raised the ideal of the female character higher than Lord Brooke in these...hard to hit : Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one dav Or seven though one should musing sit. It is as if a being of pure intellect should take upon him... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 502 lapas
...of female excellence all women are in an especial manner bound to love, has not raised the ideal of the female character higher than Lord Brooke in these...it requires a study equivalent to the learning of a pew language to understand their meaning when they speak. It is indeed haul to bit : Much like thy... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1818 - 288 lapas
...of female excellence all women are in an especial manner bound to love, has not raised the ideal of the female character higher than Lord Brooke, in these...language to understand their meaning when they speak. It ia indeed hard to hit : Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven though one should musing... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 lapas
...inherit ; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) Much like tin blissful bower : it was a place Chos'n by the sovran Planter, whe If any of these, or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 lapas
...win, or long inherit ; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. If any of these, or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 220 lapas
...win or long inherit; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit (Which way soever men refer it), Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. If any of these, or all, the Timuian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 lapas
...long inherit ; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way toever men refer it) 1015 Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. If any of these or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon prefcrr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 lapas
...win or long inherit ; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it) Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. If .any of these, or all, the Titnniau bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to... | |
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