 She heard me thus, and, though divinely brought, Yet innocence and virgin modesty, Her virtue, and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but...  Ravensdale; a tale, by a lady - Page 188by Ravensdale - 1845Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retir'd The more desirable, or to say all, Nature herself,...sinful thought. Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she turn'dl I follow'd her, she what was honour know, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason.... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retir'd, The more desirable, or to say all, Nature herself,...thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she turn'd , I follow'd her, she what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd Kly pleaded reason.... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retir'd, The more desirable ; or to say all, 505 Nature herself, though pure of sinful thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she turn'd. I follow'd her : she what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason.... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...would he woo'd, and not unsought he won, Not ohvious, not ohtrusive, hut retir'd. The more desirahle, or to say all, Nature herself, though pure of sinful...thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she turn'd; 1 follow'd heri she witat was honour knew, And with ohsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason.... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retir'd, The more desirable, or to say all, 5oi Nature herself, though pure of sinful thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she turn'd ; I follow'd her, she what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retir'd The more desirable, or to say all, Nature herself,...thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me she turn'd. I follow'd her : she what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retir'd The more desirable, or to say all, Nature herself,...thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me she turn'd. I follow'd her : she what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...And she-.vs the way his sinful soul to save, Who better can the way to heaven aread ? Fairy Qxfrn. Nature herself, though pure of sinful thought, Wrought in her so, that, seeing me, the turn'd. Milln. The stoicks looked upon all passions as iii>ful defects and irregularities, as so... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...unsought be won, Not obvious, not obstrusive, bat retir'd The more desirable, 'or to say all, ^sature herself, though pure of sinful thought, Wrought in her so, that seeing me, she toin'd ; I follow'd her, she what was honor knew, And \vith obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive, but, retir'd, 'The more desirable; or, to say all, Nature herself,...thought, Wrought in her so, that, seeing me, she turn'd: I follow'd her; she what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded •reason.... | |
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