 Say, for you saw us, ye immortal lights, How oft unwearied have we spent the nights, Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence, and...  Cambridge Characteristics in the Seventeenth Century: Or the Studies of the ... - Page 71by James Bass Mullinger - 1867 - 205 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
...Till the Ledaean stars, so fam'd for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine ; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence, and Poetry, Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1807 - 606 pages
...Ledaean stars, so famed for love, " Wond'red at us from above. " We spent them not in toys, in lust, or wine ; " But search of deep philosophy, " Wit,...Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine." Milton has not only given the exquisite Lycidas to the memory of a young friend, but in his Epitaphium... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 744 pages
...at us from above. " We fpent them not in toys, in luft, er wine ; " But fearch of deep philofophy, " Wit, eloquence, and poetry, • " Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine." •'" Milton has not only given theexquifite Lycidas to the mernory of a young friend, but in his Epitaphium... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...Till the Ledaean stars, so fam'd for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence, and Poetry, Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...Till the Ledsean stars, so fam'd for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit, Eloquence, and Poetry, Vrts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thi0 c fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say ave... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...till the Ledxan stars, so fam'd for love, wonder'd at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; but search of deep philosophy, wit, eloquence, and poetry; arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge ! say, have you... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...till the Ledaean stars, so fam'd for love, wonderM at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; but search of deep philosophy, wit, eloquence, and poetry; arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge ! say, have you... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...Ledxan stars, so fam'd for \ONC, ^•s^^s-^r^> wonderM at us from above ! spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; but search of deep philosophy, wit, eloquence, and poetry; ; which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine, fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge ! say, j... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 306 pages
...Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above ! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep Philosophy, Wit,...Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine. Ye fields of Cambridge, our dear Cambridge, say Have ye not seen us walking every day ? Was there a... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors, English - 1822 - 344 pages
...the Ledsean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above. We spent them not in toys, in lust, or wine ; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence,...Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine." Touched by a personal knowledge of this union of genius and affection, even MALONE commemorates, with... | |
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