 | Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 pages
...Night he reclines on his THETIS'S Breaft. VI • V -•>•• So when I am weary'd with wand'ring all Day ; To Thee my Delight in the Evening I come : No Matter what Beauties I faw in my Way: They were but my Vifits ; but Thou art my Home. vii. • 's;- • . ;. •; •/.;;•... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...earth 'tis his fancy to run : At night he declines on his Thetis's breaft. VI. So when I am weary'd with wandering all day ; To thee, my delight, in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I faw in my way : * They were but my vifits, but thou art my home. VII. Then finifh, dear Cloe, this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 370 pages
...earth 'tis his fancy to run ; At night he declines on his Thetis's brealt. VI. So when I am weary'd with wandering all day ; To thee my delight in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I faw in my way ; They were but my vifits, hut thou art my home. VII. Then hnilh, dear Cloe, this paftoral... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...his fancy to run ; At night he reclines on his Thetises breaft. So when I am wearied with wand'ring all day; To thee my delight in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I faw in my way : They were but my vifits ; but thou art my home. Then finim, dear Chloe, this paftoral... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...earth 'tis his fancy to rua ; At night he declines on his Thetis's bread. VI. So when I am weary'd with wandering all day, To thee my delight in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I faw in my way ; They were but my vifits, but thou art my home. VII. Then finifh, dear Cloe, this paftoral... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...earth 'tis his fancy to run; At night he declines on his Thttis's breaft. VI. 8» «hen I am weary 'd with wandering all day, To thee my delight in the evening I come : No nutter what beauties I faw in my way; They were but my vifits, but thou art my home. VII. Thin finifli,... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - Elocution - 1796 - 292 pages
...his fancy to run: At night he reclines on his Thetis' breafl. So when I am weary'd with wand 'ring all day, To thee, my delight, in the evening I come; No matter what beauties I faw in my way : They were but my vifits, but thoU art my home. Then fmifb, dear Chloe, this paftoral... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 756 pages
...ancient copies, to her, which Dr. Johnson corrected as above, and illustrates by this passage from Prior, No matter what beauties I saw in my way, They were but my visits, but then not my home. Line 417- all yon fiery Oes.] I would willingly believe that the poet wrote fiery... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 384 pages
...Johnson made the correction, and exemplified the sentiment by the following passage from Prior : " No matter what beauties I saw in my way: " They were but my visits ; but thou art my home." Stecuens. So, in our author's 109th Sonnet: " This is my hmrte of love ; if I have rang'd, " Like him... | |
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tis his fancy to run ; At night he reclines on his Thetis's breast. So when I am wearied with wandering all day ; To thee, my delight, in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I saw in my way : They were but my visits, but thou art my home. 
