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" Pleasure 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... "
The Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies.. - Page 52
1845
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...— 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...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain; But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay, Invention, nature's child,...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...— 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 upon my sun-burnt brain ; But words came halting forth, wanting...
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volume 35

Fashion - 462 pages
...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 upon my sunburned braiii. But words came haltiug forth, wanting iutenfah stay — Invention, Nature's child,...
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The Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies...

1845 - 384 pages
...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—...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-bura'd brain: But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay, Invention, Nature's child,...
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Introduction to American Literature: Or, The Origin and Development of the ...

Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 pages
...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 my sun-burnt brain. But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay: Invention, natures child,...
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The Ladies' Companion and Monthly Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 13

Fashion - 1851 - 318 pages
...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 upon my sunburned brain. But words camo halting forth, wanting invention's stay — Invention, Nature's child,...
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A Memoir of Sir Philip Sidney

Henry Richard Fox Bourne - Great Britain - 1862 - 588 pages
...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,...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain. Astropkel, lines 13 — 64. STELLA'S QUEENSHIP. 315 But words came halting forth,...
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Characteristics of English Poets from Chaucer to Shirley

William Minto - English poetry - 1874 - 508 pages
...with Stella's kiss." He had tried the old plan — " I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain." But Invention, the child of Nature, fled from the blows of Study. He sat biting his...
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Characteristics of English Poets from Chaucer to Shirley

William Minto - English poetry - 1874 - 506 pages
...inspired with Stella's kiss." He had tried the old plan— " I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain." But Invention, the child of Nature, fled from the blows of Study. He sat biting his...
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The Age of Elizabeth

Mandell Creighton - Europe - 1876 - 268 pages
...sonnets. trammels and learned to be more natural :— I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain,...would flow Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burnt brain. But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay. At last the happy revelation...
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