 To measure height against his head, And lift itself above : Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 150by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1855 - 276 pages
...: Yet spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dared to love. 3 He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope...a shape could win a heart, He had a shape to win. 4 Edwin (if right I read my song) With slighted passion paced along, All in the moony light : 'Twas... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1855 - 272 pages
...: Yet spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dared to love. 3 He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope...a shape could win a heart, He had a shape to win. 4 Edwin (if right I read my song) With slighted passion paced along, All in the moony light : 'Twas... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 pages
...all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dared to love. He felt the force of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize Could ladies look within " All this we throw out as mere hints and surmises, leaving it to our readers to draw their own conclusions.... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1866 - 358 pages
...itself above : Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted...Edwin, if right I read my song, With slighted passion pac'd along All in the moony light : 'Twos near an old enchaunted court, Where sportive faeries made... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Irish poetry - 1866 - 324 pages
...itself above : Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted...Edwin, if right I read my song, With slighted passion pac'd along All in the moony light : 'Twos near an old enchaunted court, Where sportive faeries made... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Irish poetry - 1866 - 324 pages
...itself above : Yet spite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted...a shape could win a heart, He had a shape to win. 'Twas near an old enchaunted court, Where sportive faeries made resort To revel out the night. His... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1868 - 280 pages
...: Yet spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dared to love. 3 He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope...dress'd with art, And, if a shape could win a heart, 4 Edwin (if right I read my song) With slighted passion paced along, All in the moony light : 'Twas... | |
 | Julia Bachope Goddard - 1868 - 342 pages
...Arthur Somers rose, and walked deliberately to the mantelpiece, and looked into the glass over it. "And if a shape could win a heart, He had a shape to win," quoted Frank Aylmer. " I don't know much poetry Arthur, but those lines don't come in inappropriately.''... | |
 | Amusing poetry - 1874 - 332 pages
...His mountain back mote well be said To measure height against his head, And lift itself above ; Tet spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form...prize, Could ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz dress' d with art, And if a shape could win a heart, He had a shape to win. Edwin, if right I read... | |
 | English poetry - 1876 - 564 pages
...Green ; Edwin, I wis, a gentle youth, Endowed with courage, sense, and truth, Though badly shaped he'd been. His mountain back mote well be said, To measure...prize, Could ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz dressed with art, And, if a shape could win a heart, He had a shape to win. Edwin, if right I read... | |
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