...tongue, Out-facing faults in love, with love's ill rest. But wherefore says my love, that she is young ? And wherefore say not I, that I am old ? O love's best habit is a smoothing tongue, And age (in love) loves not to have years told. Therefore I'll lie with love, and...

...tongue, Out-facing faults in love, with love's ill rest. But wherefore says my love, that she is young ? And wherefore say not I, that I am old ? O love's best habit is a smoothing tongue. And age (in love) loves not to have years told. Therefore I'll lie with love, and...

...brow, And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field*." — in another he speaks of his mistress — " Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although she knows my days are past the bestf." — in a third he tells us of his looking into his glass and finding himself " 'Bated and chopp'd...

...Out- facing faults in love with love's ill rest. ' But wherefore says my love that she is young '? ' And wherefore say not I that I am old ? ' O, love's best habit is a soothing tongue, ' And age in love loves not to have years told. "Therefore I'll lie with love, and...

...untutor'd youth, Unlearned in the world's false snbtilties. Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me yonng, Although she knows my days are .past the best, Simply...false-speaking tongue; On both sides thus is simple truth snpprest. But wherefore says she not, she is unjust? And wherefore say not I, that I am old? O love's...

...age in love loves not to have years told ;" for he speaks of himself in Sonnet I38 — " Thus vainlv thinking that she thinks me young, Although she knows my days are past the best." I may be reminded, indeed, that the discovery of frailty in a great man's life, unpleasant as it may...

...she lies ; That she might think me some untutor'd youth, Unlearned in the world's false snbtillies. Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young. Although she knows my days arc past the best, Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue, On both sides thus is simple truth supprest....

...brow, And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field*." — in another he speaks of his mistress — " Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, Although she knows my days are past the bestt." — in a third he tells us of his looking into his glass and finding himself " 'Bated and chopp'd...

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...originally printed in the "Passionate Pilgrim," contains a notice of this kind: — •• Thus v.ii ni y thinking that she thinks me young, Although she knows my days are past the best ; " an expression which well accords with the poet's then period of life; for when Jaggard surreptitiously...