 | John Dryden - 1704 - 622 pages
...How oft with fruitlefs Tears have I implor'd Ungrateful Nymphs, and tho' a God, ador'd ? When cou'd my Wit, my Beauty, or my Youth, Move one hard Heart,...fecure its Truth ? Here a proud Nymph with painful Steps I chace, The Winds out- flying in our nimble Racej Stay 1)aphne, ftay, in vain, in vain I try... | |
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...Hour oft with fruitlefs Tears have I imploi'd . Ungrateful Nymphs, and tho' a God, ador'd? When cou'd my Wit, my Beauty, or my Youth, Move one hard Heart,...fecure its Truth ? Here a proud Nymph with painful Steps I chace. The Winds out- flying in our nimble Race; Stay Daphne, ftay, in vain, in vain I try... | |
 | George Granville Baron Lansdowne - 1732 - 190 pages
...: I, by whom all things mine, who tune the Spheres, Create the Day, and gild the Night with Stars ; Whofe Youth and Beauty, from all Ages paft, Sprang with the World, and with the World ffaalllaft. How oft with truitlefs Tears have I implor'd Ungrateful Nymphs, and tho' a God,ador'd >... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 492 pages
...the world fhall " How Oft' with fruitlefs tears have I implor'd 46 " Ungrateful nymphs ? and, tho' a god, ador'd ! " When could my wit, my beauty, or my youth, " Move a hard heart? or, mov'd, fecure its truth ? " Here a proud nymph with painful fteps I chafe, " The... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...I, by whom all things Ihine, who tune the fpheres, Create the day, and gild the night with ftars ; Whofe youth and beauty, from all ages paft, Sprang...ador'd? When could my wit, my beauty, or my youth, Move a hard heart? or, mov'd, fecure its truth'? Here a proud nymph, with painful fteps I chace, The winds... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 pages
...: I, by whom all things mine, who tune the fpheres, Create the day, and gild the night with (tars ; Whofe youth and beauty, from all ages paft, Sprang with the world, and with the world (hall Ii5. How oft wrth fruitier? tears have I implored Ungrateful nymphs, and though a God, ador'd... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 528 pages
...whom all things (hiñe, who tune the fpheres, Create the day, and gild the night with ftars ; Whofc youth and beauty, from all ages paft, Sprang with the world, and with the world íhall laíh How oft wrth rruitlefs te.irs have I implored Ungrateful nymphs, and though a God, ador'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 566 pages
...ages past, Sprang with the world, and with the world shall last. How oft with fruitless tears have 1 implor'd Ungrateful nymphs, and though a god, ador'd...? When could my wit, my beauty, or my youth, Move a hard heart ? or, mov'd, secure its truth ? " Here a proud nymph.with painful steps I chase, The winds... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...ith the world, and with the world shall last How oft with fruitless tears have I itnpbr'd Vngratcful nymphs, and though a god, ador'd ? When could my wit, my beauty, or my youth, Move a hard heart ? or, mov'd, secure it« tnith ? " Here a proud nymph, with painful steps I chase The... | |
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Ungrateful nymphs ! and, though a god, ador'd ' When could my wit, my beauty, or my youth, Move one hard heart ? or mov'd, fecure its truth... 