 | David Lester Richardson - Floriculture - 1855 - 296 pages
...Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed ; a certain aim he took At a fair Vestal, throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly...chaste beams of the watery moon — And the imperial votaress passed on In maiden meditation fancy-free ; Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 626 pages
...between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal thronecl by the west; And loosed his love-shaft smartly from...chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial votaress passe'd on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell :... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in literature - 1858 - 536 pages
...Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair Vestal, throned by the West, And loosed his love-shaft smartly...hearts ; But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Queuch'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon; And the imperial vot'ress passed on Tn maiden meditation,... | |
 | Robert Tyas - 1859 - 472 pages
...Hying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly...chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial votaress pass'd on, In maiden meditation, fancy free. Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 182 pages
...Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly...hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 186 pages
...Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west; And loosed his love-shaft smartly...hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1861 - 352 pages
...Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly...hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden-meditation,... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 326 pages
...by the west,* And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, * Tbe allusion is to Queen Elizabeth. As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts ; But...chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy free. SHAEESPEARE. ARGUS AND CUPID. NOT Argus with... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 692 pages
...flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed: a certain aim he took at a fair vestal throne'd by the west, and loosed his love-shaft smartly...hearts: but I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon ; and the imperial votaress passed on, in maiden meditation,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 356 pages
...Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid, all arm'd: a, certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly...hearts: But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench' d in the chaste beams of the watery moon; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, . In maiden... | |
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That very time I saw (but thou couldst not) Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west. And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand... 
