 IN vain you tell your parting lover You wish fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from what I love ? Alas ! what dangers on the main Can equal those that I sustain, From slighted vows, and cold disdain?  Poems on Several Occasions.. - Page 22by Matthew Prior - 1718 - 506 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...will mark her new Difgrace. A SONG. i By iht ferfie IN vain you rell your parting lover, You wifli fair Winds may waft him over. Alas, what Winds can happy prove, That bear me far from whrtt 1 love? Alas, what Dangers on the Main • •« Can equal thofe that I fr.ftain, ? From flighred... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 412 pages
...parring Lover, You wifli fair Winds may waft him orer. Alas, what Winds can happy prove, That beat me far from what I love? Alas, what Dangers on the Main •> Can equal thufc that I fnftain, C From iligli ttd Vows and cold Difdain ? Be gentle, and in pity chule To wi(h... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...come. XLVII. . SONG. IN vain you tell your parting Lover, * You wifli fair Winds may waft him overAlas, what Winds can happy prove, That bear me far from...equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted Vows, and colddifdain? Be gentle, and in Pity choofe To with the. wildeft Tempeft loofe •, That thrown again... | |
 | Canary bird - 1760 - 362 pages
...The TENDER LOVER. Tbeioords by, Prior, the mu/fr by Geminiaai. IN vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over, Alas ! what winds can happy prove, That bear me far from her I love ; Alas! what dangers on the main, Can equal thofe which I fuftain, From fliohted vows and... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1774 - 328 pages
...his truth Who dying thus perfifts to love thee. PRIOR. IN vain you tell your parting lover You wilh fair winds may waft him over ; Alas ! what winds can...? Alas ! what dangers on the main Can equal thofe which I fuftain From flighted vows and cold difdain ? Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wifh the wildeft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 370 pages
...once were crown'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ceafe. A SONG. TN vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what...From flighted vows, and cold difdain ? Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wifh the wildeft tempefts loofe : That, thrown again upon the coaft Where firft my... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...were crown'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ceafe, D 2 SONG. J. N vain you tell your parting lover, You wifh fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what...From flighted vows, and cold difdain ) Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wifh the wildeft tempefts loofe : That thrown again upon the coaft, Where firft my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...crown 'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ccafc. A SONG. TN vain you tell your parting lover, You with fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can...thofe that I fuftain, From flighted vows, and cold Uifdain ? Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wifh the wildeft tempefts loofe : That, thrown again upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 316 pages
...crown'd, Fair prophetefs, my grief would ceafs. A SONG. -TN vain you tell your parting lover, You wilt fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can...main Can equal thofe that I fuftain, From flighted TOWS, and cold difdam ? Be gentle, and in pity choofe To wife the wildeft tempefts loofe : That, thrown... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1028 pages
...crown'd, Fair propheteft, my grief would ccafe. A SONG. TN vain you tell your parting lover, You wifli fair winds may waft him over. Alas ! what winds can...! what dangers on the main Can equal thofe that I fuftnin, From flighted vows, and cold difdain ? Be gentle, and in pity clioofe To wifli the wildeft... | |
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