| Pierce Egan - 1832 - 432 páginas
...be took. At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts ; But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on. In maiden meditation,... | |
| John Read (maker to the army.) - 1833 - 814 páginas
...aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west, And loosed his loveshaft smartlv from his bow As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts ; But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial maiden passed on, hi maiden meditation,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 páginas
...he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west:27) And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon; And the imperial votre.ss passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
| Frederic Shoberl - 1835 - 406 páginas
...aim he took At n fair vestal throned in the West, Aud loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow. As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts. But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench' d in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon : And the imperial vot'ress passed on In maiden meditation,... | |
| Flora (goddess.) - 1835 - 314 páginas
...fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his how, As it should pieree a hundred thousand hearts. But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quencht in the chaste beams of the watery moon ; And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 páginas
...he took At a fair vestal,1 throned by the west ; And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts ; But I...imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.9 Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell. It fell upon a little western flower, — Before,... | |
| Mrs. Charles Meredith - 1836 - 400 páginas
...vestal, throned by the west; And loosed his love shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce an hundred thousand hearts. But I might see young- Cupid's...beams of the watery moon — And the imperial votress pass'd on In maideu meditation, fancy free ; Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It fell upon... | |
| Mrs. Charles Meredith - 1836 - 400 páginas
...And loosed his love shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce an hundred thousand hearts. But 1 might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quenched in the...beams of the watery moon— And the Imperial votress pass'd on In maiden meditation, fancy free : Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It fell upon... | |
| Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1836 - 436 páginas
...aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from bis bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In mniilen meditation,... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 246 páginas
...aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
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