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" Would'st softly speak, and stroke my head, and smile) — Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here ? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might. "
The poems of William Cowper, with notes from his own correspondence - Page 400
by William Cowper - 1824
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...Might one wish bring them, would 1 wish them here ? I would not trust my heart— the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I 'might. — But...Albion's coast (The storms all weather'd and the ocean cross'd) Shoots into port at some well-haven'd isle, Where spices breathe, and brighter seasons smile,...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might. — But 110 — what here we call our life is such, So little to be...much, That I should ill requite thee, to constrain Thy nnbound spirit into bonds again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storms all weatherM...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pages
...them, would I wish them here ? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds...
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to he desired, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thcc to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds...
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The Eclectic Reader: Designed for Schools and Academies

Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 pages
...be desired, perhaps I might.— But no—what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to...a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storms all weathered, and the ocean crossed) Shoots into port at some well-havened isle, »t Where spices breathe,...
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The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1832 - 406 pages
...would I wish them here t I would not trust my heart, — the dear dcligl. t Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. But no, — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill re< pni .• thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into buuds...
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The Life of William Cowper, Esq: Comp. from His Correspondence , and Other ...

Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 354 pages
...be desired, perhaps I might ; But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to...again. Thou, as a gallant bark from Albion's coast (The storm all weathered and the ocean crossed) Shoots into port at some well-havened isle, Where spices...
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The life of William Cowper

Thomas Taylor (biographer.) - 1833 - 426 pages
...them, would I wish them here ? I would not trust my heart, the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might ; But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds...
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The Life of William Cowper, Esq: Compiled from His Correspondence and Other ...

Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 512 pages
...them, would I wish them here ? I would not trust my heart, the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might ; But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds...
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The Tract Magazine, Or, Christian Miscellany, Volume 1

1834 - 248 pages
...them, would I wish them here ? I would not trust my heart, the dear delight Seems so to he desired, perhaps I might. But no, what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds...
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