 | 1812 - 576 pages
...hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, Woe waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From...fiercely sought , Has lost its charm by being caught, For every touch that wooed its stay Has brush'd its brightest hues away, Till charm, and hue, and beauty... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1813 - 716 pages
...the raott rare and beautiful of the •pecics. If won, to equal ilia betrayed, \V o waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From...fiercely sought Has lost its charm by being caught, For every touch that wooed its suiy Has brush'd iu brightest hues away, Till charm, and hue, and beauty... | |
 | 1813 - 550 pages
...hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If wou, to equal ills betrayed, Wo waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From...fiercely sought Has lost its charm by being caught, For every touch that wooed its stay Has brush'd its brightest hues away. Till charm, and hue, and beauty... | |
 | 1813 - 552 pages
...hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, Wo waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From...fiercely sought Has lost its charm by being caught, For every touch that wooed its stay Has brush'd its brightest hues away, Till charm, and hue, and beauty... | |
 | English literature - 1813 - 580 pages
...hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, Woe waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From...fiercely sought Has lost its charm by being caught, For every touch that wooed its stay Has brush'd its brightest hues awav, Till charm, and hue, and beauty... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1813 - 90 pages
...in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed,. Woe waits the insect and the maid, 210 A life of pain, the loss of peace, From infant's play,...fiercely sought Has lost its charm by being, caught, For every touch that wooed its stay 275 Has brush'd its brightest hues away, « The blue-winged butterfly... | |
 | English literature - 1813 - 1102 pages
...hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, Woe waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From infant's play, or man's caprice: The lovely toy so fiercely sought Has lost iis charm by being caught, For every touch... | |
 | 1813 - 560 pages
...hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, Woe waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, ~ • From infant's play, or man's caprice: The lovely toy so fiercely sought Has lost ils charm by being caught, For every touch... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1814 - 378 pages
...and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, 400 Woe waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From infant's play, or man's caprice : The lovely toy so fiercely sought Has lost its charm by being caught, 405 For every... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 222 pages
...and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won, to equal ills betrayed, 400 Woe waits the insect and the maid, A life of pain, the loss of peace, From...man's caprice : The lovely toy so fiercely sought Hath lost its charm by being caught, 40.5 For every touch that wooed its stay Hath brush'd its brightest... | |
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... chase and wasted hour, Then leaves him, as it soars on high, With panting heart and tearful eye : So Beauty lures the full-grown child, With hue as bright, and wing as wild ; A chase of idle hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears. If won,... 
