ON A GIRDLE. That which her slender waist confined, Shall now my joyful temples bind ; No monarch but would give his crown His arms might do what this has done. It was my heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer, My joy, my grief,... The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq: In Verse and Prose - Page 62by Edmund Waller - 1768 - 272 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Mapletoft - Proverbs - 1707 - 308 pages
...Crown, His Arms might do what this has done., It was my HeavVs extremeft Sphere, The Pale which held my lovely Deer ; My Joy, my Grief, my Hope, my Love, Did all withm this Circle move. A narrow Compafs, and yet there Dwelt all that's good and all that's fair ;... | |
| Edmund Waller - English poetry - 1744 - 496 pages
...flender waifl confin'd,' Shall now my joyful temples bind: No monarch but would give his crown, His arms might do what this has done. It was my heav'ns extremeft...my hope, my love, Did all within this circle move .l A narrow compafs ! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair : Give me but what this... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 274 pages
...bind': No monarch but would give his crown, His arms might do what this has done. It was my heaven's extremeft fphere, The pale which held that lovely...my hope, my love, Did all within this circle move I A narrow compafs ! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair: Give me but what this... | |
| Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...bind : No monarch but would give his crown His arms might do what this has done. It was my heavens extremeft fphere, The pale which held that lovely deer : My joy, my grief, my hope, my love, Did afl within this circle move ! A narrow compafs ! and yet there Dwelt all that.s good, and all that's... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...but would give hi? crown, His arms might do what this has done. It was my heav'n's cztremeft fphccc, The pale which held that lovely deer. My joy, my grief, my hope, my lov.«, Did all within this circle more : A narrow compafs I and Vet there Dwelt all that's good, and... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...but would give his crown, His arms might do what this has done. It was my heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer. My joy, my grief,...my love, Did all within this circle move ! A narrow compass ! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair : Give me but what this ribbon bound,... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...but would give his crown, His arms might do what this has done. It was my heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer: My joy, my grief,...my love, Did all within this circle move ! A narrow compass ! and yet there Dxvelt all that's good, and all that's fair : Give me but what this ribbon... | |
| Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 pages
...but would give his crown, His arms might do what this has done. It was my heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer. My joy, my grief,...my love, Did all within this circle move ! A narrow compass ! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair : Give rue but what this ribbon... | |
| Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...but would give his crown, His arms might do what this has done ! It was my heaven's extremest sphere, The pale which held that lovely deer ! My joy, my...my love Did all within this circle move ! A narrow Compass! and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair: Give me but what this ribband bound,... | |
| Epigrams, English - 1806 - 274 pages
...might do what this has done. It was my Heav'n's extremes! sphere, The pale which held my lovely dear ; My joy, my grief, my hope, my love, Did all within this circle move— A narrow compass, and yet there Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair — Give me then what this ribband... | |
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