 But not that passion which with fools' consent Above the reason bears imperious sway, Making their lifetime a perpetual lent, As if a man were born to fast and pray. No, that is not the...  The Bannatyne Miscellany - Page 317by Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1827Full view - About this book
 | William Beloe - Bibliography - 1812 - 518 pages
...ever tarry. UPON PASSIONATE LOVE. No man loves fiery passion can approve, As yeelding either pleasure or promotion, I like a mild and lukewarm zeal in love, Although I do jiot like it in devotion. Besides, man need not love unless he please, No destiny can force mans disposition,... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1821 - 282 pages
...approve, As either yielding pleafure or promotion; 10 I like a mild and lukewarm zeal in love, Altho' I do not like it in devotion : For it has no coherence with my creed, To think that loiers die as they pretend ; If all, that fay they dy, had dy'd indeed, i5 Sure long ere now the world... | |
 | Sir Robert Ayton - 1844 - 196 pages
...promotion ; I like a mild and lukewarm zeal in love, Altho' I do not like it in devotion. rv. For it hath no coherence with my creed, To think that lovers die as they pretend ; If all that say they die, had died indeed, Sure long ere now the world had had an end. v. Besides, we need not... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847 - 846 pages
...man were born to fast and pray. No ! that is not the humour I approve, As either yielding pleasure or promotion ; I like a mild and lukewarm zeal in...love, Although I do not like it in devotion. For it hath no coherence with my creed, To think that lovers die as they pretend ; If all that say they die... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Ballads, English - 1850 - 112 pages
...SONG LI. UPON PASSIONATE LOVE. No man love's fiery passion can approve As either yielding pleasure or promotion ; I like a mild and luke-warm zeal in love, Although I do not like it in devotion. Besides, man need not love unless he please ; No destiny can force man's disposition ; How then can... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1851 - 464 pages
...SONG LI. UPON PASSIONATE LOVE. No man love's fiery passion can approve As either yielding pleasure or promotion ; I like a mild and luke-warm zeal in love, Although I do not like it in devotion. Besides, man need not love unless he please ; No destiny can force man's disposition ; How then can... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1851 - 460 pages
...SONG LI. UPON PASSIONATE LOVE. No man love's fiery passion can approve As either yielding pleasure or promotion ; I like a mild and luke-warm zeal in love, Although I do not like it in devotion. Besides, man need not love unless he please ; No destiny can force man's disposition ; How then can... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Chapbooks - 1851 - 492 pages
...SONG LI. UPON PASSIONATE LOVE. No man love's fiery passion can approve As either yielding pleasure or promotion ; I like a mild and luke-warm zeal in love, Although I do not like it in devotion. Besides, man need not love unless he please ; No destiny can force man's disposition ; How then can... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 552 pages
...man were born to fast and pray. No, that is not the humour I approve, As either yielding pleasure, or promotion ; I like a mild and lukewarm zeal in...think that lovers die, as they pretend : If all that say they die, had died indeed, Sure long ere now the world had had an end. Besides, we need not love... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 526 pages
...man were born to fast and pray. No, that is not the humour I approve, As either yielding pleasure, or promotion ; I like a mild and lukewarm zeal in...think that lovers die, as they pretend : If all that say they die, had died indeed, Sure long ere now the world had had an end. Besides, we need not love... | |
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