Welcome, folded arms, and fixe'd eyes, A sigh that piercing mortifies, A look that's fasten'd to the ground, A tongue chain'd up without a sound ! Fountain-heads and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves ! Moonlight walks, when all the fowls... The Monthly Review - Page 5051832Full view - About this book
| English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...folly; There's nought in this life sweet, If men were wise to sce't, But only melancholy, 'O sweetest melancholy ! Welcome folded arms, and fixed eyes,...to the ground, A tongue chain'd up without a sound. Fountain-heads and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves ; Moonlight walks, when all the... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...folly ; There's nought in this life sweet, If men were wise to see't, But only melancholy, O sweetest melancholy ! Welcome folded arms, and fixed eyes,...mortifies ; A look that's fasten'd to the ground, A tongue chain' J up without a sound. Fountain-heads and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves ;... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...folly ! There's nought in this life sweet, If men were wise to see't, But only melancholy, Oh sweetest melancholy ! Welcome folded arms, and fixed eyes;...to the ground ; A tongue chain'd up without a sound ! Fountain-heads and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves ; Moonlight walks, when all the... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 444 pages
...fixed eyes, S A sigh, that piercing, mortifies; A look that's fastened to the ground ; A tongue chained up — without a sound. Fountain heads, and pathless...groves, Places which pale passion loves ; Moonlight \valks, when all the fowls, Are warmly hous'd, save bats and owls, A midnight bell — a. parting groan,... | |
| 1806 - 666 pages
...of Mi I/TON, which opened at the following passage, to which the figure pointed with his finger : " A look that's fasten'd to the ground, " A tongue chain'd up without a sound, " O sweetest, sweetest melancholy !" " There was likewise upon the table a small crucifix, a scull,... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...folly; There's nought in this life sweet, If men were wise to see't, But only melancholy, 0 sweetest melancholy ! Welcome folded arms and fixed eyes, A sigh that, piercing, mortifies; A look that's fasten' d to the ground, A tongue cham'd up without a sound* Fountain-heads and pathless groves, Places... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1809 - 746 pages
...of Milton, which opened at the following, passage, to which the figure pointed with his finger: . . A look that's fasten'd to the ground, A tongue chain:d up without a sound, t O sweetest, sweetest Melancholy ! • " There was likewise upon the table a small crucifix., a skull,... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1810 - 308 pages
...Wherein you spend your folly ! There's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see't, But only Melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms, and fixed eyes, A sigh that piercing mortifies, A look that's fastened to the ground, A tongue chain'd up, without a sound ! Fountain heads, and pathless groves,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 802 pages
...melancholly. Welcome folded armes and fixed eyes, A tight that piercing mortifies ; A looke that's fastned to the ground, A tongue chain'd up without a sound ; Fountain heads, and pathlesse graves, Places which pale passion loves; Moon-ligbt walkes, when all the fowk>s Are varmely... | |
| James Peller Malcolm - Costume - 1811 - 348 pages
...Welcome Welcome fold'd anus, and fixed eyes ; A sigh that piercing mortifies ; A look that's fastened to the ground ; A tongue chain'd up without a sound...; Fountain heads and pathless groves, Places which passion loves ; Moon-light walks, when all the fowls Are warmly hous'd, save bats and owls. A midnight... | |
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