 | Beauties - 1794 - 228 pàgines
...leapes, A sthere had ben none fuch. K3 ! loz SELECT ANCIENT POEMS. My mufe doth not delight Me as fhe did before, My hand and pen are not in plight, As they have ben of yore. For reafon me denyes This youthly ydle rime, And day by day to me (he cryes, Leave off... | |
 | Beauties - 1794 - 236 pàgines
...croweh, And lufly life away ihe Icapes, A ithere hid ben none Rieh. My mufe doth not delight Me as fhe did before, My hand and pen are not in plight, As they have ben of yore. For reafon me denyes This youthly ydle rime, And day hy day to me fhe cryes, Leave off... | |
 | 1806 - 312 pàgines
...And Justy iyfe away she leapes As there had been Done such. My muse doth not delight Me as she dyd before, My hand and pen are not in plight As they have been of yore. For reason me denyes This youthly ydle ryme, And day by day unto me cryes Leave off those toyes in... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 pàgines
...steps, Hath claw'd me with his crutch, And lusty youth away he leaps, As there had heen none such. My muse doth not delight Me, as she did before ; My...pen are not in plight, As they have been of yore. For reason me denies All youthly idle rime, And day by day to me she cries, Leave oft' these toys in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 740 pàgines
...steps, Hath clawed me with his crowoh. And lusty life away she Icapes, As thrre had ben none such. My muse doth not delight Me as she did before, My hand anil pen are not in plight, As they have ben of yore. For reason me denyes, This youthly ydle rime... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pàgines
...stealing steps Hath claw'd me with his crouch, And lusty Life away she leaps, As there had been none such. My Muse doth not delight Me, as she did before : My...and pen are not in plight As they have been of yore. For Reason me denies This youthly idle Rhyme ; And day by day to me she cries, " Leave off these toys... | |
 | 1838 - 884 pàgines
...they do me leave, My fancies all be fled, And tract of time begins to weave Grey hairs upon my head. " My muse doth not delight Me as she did before ; My...and pen are not in plight As they have been of yore. " For reason me denies This youthly idle rbyme ; And day by day to me she cries, Leave off these toys... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pàgines
...beauty yeeldes to winter's blast. UNCERTAIN AUTHORS. Old Age. Mr muse doth not delight Me as she dyd before, My hand and pen are not in plight, As they have been of yore. The wrinkles in my browe, The furrows in my face, Say lymping age will lodge hym now, Where youth must... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1823 - 524 pàgines
...Hath clawde me with his crowch, 10 And lusty ' Youthe' awaye he leapea, As there had bene noue such. My muse doth not delight Me, as she did before : My hand and pen are not in plight, 15 As they have bene of yore. For reason me denies, ' All' youthly idle rime; And day by day to me... | |
 | 1838 - 876 pàgines
...they do me leave, My fancies all be fled. And tract of time begins to weave Grey hairs upon my head. " My muse doth not delight Me as she did before ; My...and pen are not in plight As they have been of yore. " For reason me denies This youthly idle rhyme ; And day by day to me she crie\, Leave off these toys... | |
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As there had been none such. My muse doth not delight Me as she did before; My hand and pen are not in plight, As they have been of yore. For reason me denies This youthly idle rhyme; And day by day to me she cries, 'Leave off these toys in time. 
