 The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such snares as threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb ; Which would not be if Reason ruled, or Wisdom weaved the web.  Reuben Apsley - Page 1by Horace Smith - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Almanacs, English - 1816 - 420 pages
...' Arte of Poesie,' calls this a ' most sweet and sententious ditty.' The donbt of future woesexiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such snares as threaten mine For falsehood now doth flow, and subject faith doth ebb; Which would not be if Reason rul'd, or Wisdom... | |
 | George Chalmers - 1818 - 540 pages
...wrote the following verses on the then state of persons, and affairs :'* That doubt of future foes exiles my present joy ; And wit me warns to shun such snares, as threaten mine annoy: For falshood now doth flow, and subjects faith doth ebh, Which would not be, if reason rul'd, or wisdom... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 544 pages
...principal merit, has never been called in question. SONNET by Queen Elizabeth. The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns, to shun such snares as threaten mine annoy. VOL. II, C 18 •" NORFOLK :BEHEADED. For falsehoodnow doth flow, and subjects' feith doth ebb ; Which... | |
 | 1821 - 510 pages
...notice as the production of any inferior person. ' SONNET by Queen Elizabeth. ' The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such...threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb ; Which would not be if Reason ruled, or Wisdom weaved the web. But clouds... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...and patience dissembled it, writeth this ditty, most sweet and sententious." The doubt of future foes Exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such snares As threaten my annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, And subject faith doth ebb ; Which would not be if reason ruled,... | |
 | 1821 - 522 pages
...SON-NET by Queen Elizabeth. ' The doubt of Future foes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to slum such snares as threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb ; Which would not be if Reason ruled, or Whdom iveaved the web. But clouds... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1823 - 548 pages
...principal merit, has never been called in question. SONNET by Queen Elizabeth. The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy, And wit me warns to shun such...threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb ; Which would not be if Reason ruled, or Wisdom weaved the web. But clouds... | |
 | John Nichols - England - 1823 - 710 pages
...realm, by many evil and undutiful practices. Her verses were as follow : " That doubt of future foes exiles my present joy ; And Wit me warns to shun such...threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb : Which would not be, if Reason rul'd, or Wisdom weav'd the webb. But clouds... | |
 | John Strype - England - 1824 - 614 pages
...realm, by many evil and undutiful practices. Her verses were as follow : That doubt of future foes exiles my present joy ; And wit me warns to shun such...threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb : Which would not be, if reason rul'd, or wisdom weav'd the web. But clouds... | |
 | John Strype - England - 1824 - 620 pages
...many evil and undutiful practices. Her verses were as follow : That doubt of future foes exiles ray present joy ; And wit me warns to shun such snares...threaten mine annoy. For falsehood now doth flow, and subjects' faith doth ebb : Which would not be, if reason rul'd, or wisdom weav'd the web. But clouds... | |
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