 | Philip Sidney - 1860 - 412 pages
...flow In verse, and that my verse best wits doth please ? Guess we the cause ? What, is it thus ? Fie, no : Or so ? Much less : How then ? Sure thus it is, My lips are sweet, inspir'd with Stella's kiss. LXXV. Of all the kings that ever here did reign, Edward, nam'd fourth,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1863 - 570 pages
...— To imp a wing was either to supply lost feathers or add others to increase its sweep. See, — " Edward named fourth, as first in praise I name, Not for his fair out-ide, nor well lined brain, Although less gifts imp feathers oft on Fame." SCENE II. , 179. " life-harming... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1865 - 578 pages
...— To imp a wing was either to supply lost feathers or add others to increase its sweep. See, — " Edward named fourth, as first in praise I name, Not for his fair outside, nor well lined brain, Although less gifts imp feathers oft on Fame." Sidney's Astrophel and Stella, St.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 pages
...that my verse best wits doth please ? Guess me the cause—what is it thus !—fye, no. Or so!—much less. How then ? sure thus it is, My lips are sweet, Inspired with STELLA'S kiss. Of all the kings that ever here did reign, Edward, named Fourth, as first in praise I name, Not for... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 582 pages
...verse, and that my verse best wits doth please ? Guess me the cause — what is it thus ? — fye, no ! Or so ? — much less. How then ? sure thus it is, My lips are sweet, inspir'd with STELLA'S kiss. x. Of all the kings that ever here did reign, Edward, named Fourth, as... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1894 - 464 pages
...verse, and that my verse best wits doth please ? Guess me the cause — what is it thus ? — fye, no ! Or so ? — much less. How then ? sure thus it is, My lips are sweet, inspir'd with STELLA'S kiss. Of all the kings that ever here did reign, Edward, named Fourth, as first... | |
 | 1868 - 506 pages
...; — " or the following extraordinary lines — " Guess we the cause ? What, is it thus ? Fie — no ! Or so ? much less : How then ? sure thus it is, My lips are sweet, inspired by Stella's kiss." Sidney is fond of playing with words, although he seldom falls into that vice of... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1873 - 302 pages
...sweet, inspired with Stella's kisse. LXXV. ' Edward IV.' Of all the kings that euer here did raigne, Edward, named fourth, as first in praise, I name: Not for his faire outside, nor well-lined braine, Although lesse gifts impe feathers oft on fame, join, add on... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1875 - 618 pages
...In verse, and that my verse best wits doth please Guess me the cause — what, is it thus ? — fy, no. Or so ? — much less. How then ? sure thus it...kiss X. <* Of all the kings that ever here did reign, Kdward, named Fourth, as first in praise i name, Not for his fair outside, nor well-lined brain—... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1876 - 478 pages
...verse, and that my verse best wits doth please? Guess me the cause — what is it thus ? — fye, no. Oi so? — much less. How then ? sure thus it is, My lips are sweet, inspired with STELLA'S kiss. z. Of all the kings that ever here did reign, Edward, named Fourth, as first in praise I name, Not... | |
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... what they mean by it ; And this I swear by blackest brook of hell, I am no pick-purse of another's wit. How falls it then, that with so smooth an ease My thoughts I speak, and what I speak doth flow In verse, and that my verse best wits doth please... 
