 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...I build caftles in the air, Void of forrow, and void of care, Pleafing myfelf with phantafms fweet, Methinks the time runs very fleet; All my joys to this are folly, Nought fo fweet as melancholy. When I go walking, all alone, Recounting what I have ill done, My thoughts... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - Science - 1793 - 728 pages
...When I build Caftlcs in the air, Void of Sorrow, void of Fear, Pleafing myfelf with phantoms fweet, Methinks the time runs very fleet. All my joys to this are folly, Nought fo Tweet as melancholy. When I go walking all alone, Recounting what 1 have ill done, My thoughts on... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pages
...fore-known, When I build castles in the air, Void of sorrow and void of fear, Pleasing myself with phantasms sweet, Methinks the time runs very fleet. All my joys to this are folly, Naught so sweet as melancholy. When I lie waking all alone, Recounting what I have ill done, My thoughts... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...foreknown, When I build castles in the air, Void of sorrow, and void of fear, Pleasing myself with phantasms sweet, Methinks the time runs very fleet ; All my...this are folly, Nought so sweet as melancholy. When I lie waking, all alone, Recounting what I have ill done, My thoughts on me then tyrannize, Fear and... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...and I Do domineer in privacy. No gem, no treasure like to this, 'Tis my delight, my crown, my bliss. All my joys to this are folly, Nought so sweet as melancholy. 'Tis my sole plague to be alone, I am a beast, a monster grown, I will no light nor company, I find... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...foreknown, When I build castles in the air, Void of sorrow, and void of fear, Pleasing myself with phantasms sweet, Methinks the time runs very fleet. All my joys...this are folly, Nought so sweet as melancholy. When I lie waking, all alone, Recounting what I have ill done, My thoughts on me then tyrannise, Fear and... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...and I Do domineer in privacy. No gem, no treasure like to this, "Pis my delight, my crown, my bliss. All my joys to this are folly, Nought so sweet as melancholy. 'Tis my sole plague to be alone ; I am a .beast, a monster grown ; I will no light nor company, I find... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...content, In paradise my time is spent ! Such thought may still my fancy move. So may I ever be in love ! All my joys to this are folly. Nought so sweet as melancholy. When I recount love's many frights, My sighs and tears, my waking nights. My jealous fits ; O mine hard... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...in privacy. WILLIAM BUTITON. No gem, DO treasure like to this, Tis my delight, my crown, my bliss. All my joys to this are folly. Nought so sweet as melancholy. Tis my sole plague to be alone, I am a beast, a monster grown, I will no light nor company, I find... | |
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THE AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT OF MELANCHOLY. WHEN I go musing all alone, Thinking of divers things foreknown ; When I build castles in the air, Void of sorrow, and void of fear, Pleasing myself with phantasms sweet ; Methinks, the time runs very fleet ! All my... 
