 | John Bell - 1788 - عدد الصفحات: 628
...Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade, 65 And striftly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it not better done...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nezra's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spi'rit doth raise 70 (That last infirmity... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 418
...Lesbian shore ? Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted, shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nesera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...Lesbian shore ? Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted, shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nesera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...But not the AIjs ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted, shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neasra's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity... | |
 | John Milton - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 236
...Lesbian shore ? Alas! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trad*, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nertua's hair ? Fame is the spur (hat the clear spi'rit doth raise {That last infirmity... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...shore? bore, Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it...done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shack, Or with the tangles of Nesera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That... | |
 | 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 806
...mistress, to his devotion for whom Milton was sup.' posed, by Wanton, to have alluded in those lines: “Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nurse's hair.” In Nieram. “lila mihi semper priesenti dura Neara, Me, quoties absum,... | |
 | 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 284
...Lesbian shore ? Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it...in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind; To scorn delights,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 296
...Lesbian shore ? Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it...in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 434
...Lesbian shore? Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it not better done, as others use, • The isles of Anglesey and of Man have both shared this title. To sport with Amaryllis in the shade,... | |
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And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair 1 Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) 
