 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...cause her read, reading might cause her know — Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain : Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...cause her read, reading might cause her know — Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain — I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain : Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flowSome fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | Fashion - 462 pages
...Pleasure might cause, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain — Oft turning other's leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | 1845 - 384 pages
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain— Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | 1845 - 410 pages
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain — Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | Authors - 1845 - 432 pages
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain— Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 pages
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain; I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain : Oft turning over leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon... | |
 | Fashion - 1851 - 318 pages
...Pleasure might cause, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain — Oft turning other's leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1860 - 404 pages
...might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain : I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain : tsee if thence wouldJiow Some fresh and fruitful showers^upon_my sun-burn'd brain. But... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1860 - 412 pages
...sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain : Oft turning others' leaves, to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burn'd brain. But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay ;... | |
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I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe; Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain, Oft turning others' leaves to see if thence would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burned brain. 
