 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 228 pages
...Hae tenebrae 4uerulos manes, haec elicit hora, Ut tumulis reserent humida claustra suis ; V. VIII. Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge, and broken oath ; And give me back my maiden-vow, And give me back my troth. IX. How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 300 pages
...When injur'd ghosts complain ; Now dreary graves give up their dead, To haunt the faithless swain. Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge, and broken oath ; And give me hack my maiden-vow, And give me hack my irolh. ET cnюr.. 2 Cumque dies aberunt molles, et lœta Juventus,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...When injur'd ghosts complain ; When yawning graves give up their dead, To haunt the faithless swain. " Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge and broken oath ! And give me back my maiden-vow, And give me back my troth. " Why did you promise love to me, And not that promise keep... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...their dead To haunt the faithless swain. Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge, and hroken oath ; And give me back my maiden vow, And give me back my troth. How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake ? How could you win my virgin heart,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...When injur'd ghosts complain; When yawning graves give up their dead, To haunt the faithless swain. " Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge and broken oath ! And ¡rive me back my maiden-vow, And give me back my troth. ." Why did you promise love to me, And not... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 456 pages
...faithless swain. "Bethink " Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, " Thy pledge and broken oath : 30 " And give me back my maiden vow, " And give me back my troth. " Why did you promise love to me, " And not that promise keep ? " Why , did you swear mine eyes were bright, 35 "... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...When injm'd ghosts complain, When yawning graves give up their dead. To haunt the faithless swaiu. Bethink thee, William, of thy 'fault, Thy pledge and broken oath, And give me hack my virgin vow, And give me back my troth. Why did you say my face was fair, And yet that face... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...When injur'd ghosts complain : Now drear}1 graves give up their dead, To haunt the faithless swain. Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge and...me back my maiden vow, And give me back my troth. How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake ? How could you win my virgin heart,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...When injur'd ghosts complain; When yawning graves give up their dead, To haunt the faithless swain. " Bethink thee, William, of thy fault, Thy pledge and broken oath ! And give me back my maiden-vow, And give me back my troth. " Why did you promise love to me, And not that promise keep... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...complain; When yawning graves give up their dead, To haunt the faithless swain. " Bethink thee, Williain, of thy fault, Thy pledge and broken oath ! And give me back my maiden-vow, And give me back my troth. " Why did you promise love to me. And not that promise keep... | |
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Why did you promise love to me, And not that promise keep? Why did you swear my eyes were bright, Yet leave those eyes to weep? "How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake? How could you win my virgin heart, Yet leave that heart to... 
