 ABSENT from thee, I languish still; Then ask me not, when I return? The straying fool 'twill plainly kill To wish all day, all night to mourn. Dear ! from thine arms then let me fly, That my fantastic mind may prove The torments it deserves to try That...  Politeness and Poetry in the Age of Pope - Page 77by Thomas M. Woodman - 1989 - 166 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | John Wilmot Earl of Rochester - English drama (Tragedy) - 1714 - 344 pages
...tears my fix'd Heart from my Love, III. When weaty'd with a Worid of Woe To thy fate Bofom I ietire, Where Love, and Peace, and Truth does flow. May I contented there expire. IV. Left once mote wand'ring from that Heav'n, I fall on fome bafe Heart unblefi: Jfaithlefs to thee,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 254 pages
...try, That tears my fix'd heart from my love. III. When wearied with a world of woe To thy fafe bofom I retire, Where love, and peace, and truth, does flow, May I contented there expire ! IV. Left, once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on fome bafe heart unbleft ; Faithlefs to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...tears my fix'd heart from my love. III. When wearied with a world of woe To thy fafe bofom I retire, I Where love, and peace, and truth, does flow, ' May I contented there expire ! IV. Left, once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on fome bafl- heart unbleft ; Faithlefs to... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 248 pages
...try, That tears my fix'd heart from my love. III. When wearied with a world of woe To thy fafe bofom I retire, Where love, and peace, and truth, does flow, May I contented there expire ! IV. Left, once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on fome bafe heart unble.1! ; Faithlefs to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...deserves to try, That tears my fix'd heart from my love. When wearied with a world of woe To thy r-afe bosom I retire, Where love, and peace, and truth,...flow : May I contented there expire ! Lest, once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on some base heart unblest; Faithless to thec, false, unforgiven,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...my fantastic mind may prove The torments it deserves to try, That tears my fix'd heart from my love. When wearied with a world of woe To thy safe bosom I retire, Where love, anil peace, and truth, does flow : May I contented there expire ! Lest, once more wandering from that... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 536 pages
...my fantastic mind may prove The torments it deserves to try, That tears my fixed heart from my love. When, wearied with a world of woe, To thy safe bosom I retire, Where love and peace and honour flow, May I contented there expire. Lest once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on some... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 528 pages
...my fantastic mind may prove The torments it deserves to try, That tears my fixed heart from my love. When, wearied with a world of woe, To thy safe bosom I retire, Where love and peace and honour flow, May I contented there expire. Lest once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on some... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1882 - 524 pages
...my fantastic mind may prove The torments it deserves to try, That tears my fixed heart from my love. When, wearied with a world of woe, To thy safe bosom I retire, Where love and peace and honour flow, May I contented there expire. Lest once more wandering from that heaven, I fall on some... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Great Britain - 1885 - 440 pages
...my fantastic mind may prove The torments it deserves to try, That tear my filed heart from my love When, wearied with a world of woe, • To thy safe bosom I retire, Where love and peace and honour grow, May I contented there expire. Lest once more wandering from that heaven, I false on some... | |
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