 Twixt soul and body a divorce, It could not sunder man and wife, Because they both lived but one life. Peace, good reader. Do not weep. Peace, the lovers are asleep. They, sweet turtles, folded lie In the last knot love could tie.  Poems - Page 248by William Dodd - 1767 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Dodd - 1767 - 460 pages
...marriage-bed ; For tho' the hand of fate could force 'Twixt foul and body a divorce ; Jt cou'd notfever man and wife, Becaufe they both liv'd but one life....lovers are afleep. They, fweet turtles, folded. 'lie In the laft knot that lave cou'd tie. Let them fleep ; let them fleepon, Till this ftormy night be... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...the hand of fate could force 'Twixt soul and body a divorce, It could not sever man and wife, Because they both liv'd but one life. Peace, good reader, do not weep ; Peace, the lovers are asleep. They, sweet turtles, folded lie In the last knot that love could tie. [And though they lie... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...the hand of Fate could force 'Twixt soul and body a divorce, It could not sever man and wife, Because they both liv'd but one life. Peace, good reader, do not weep ! Peace ! the lovers are asleep. They, sweet turtles, folded lie In the last knot that Love could tie. [And though they lie... | |
 | Morgan Williams - 1822 - 728 pages
...the hand of fate could force 'Twrxt soul and body a divorce, It could not sever man and wife, Because they both liv'd but one life : — Peace, good Reader, do not weep, — Peace, the lovers are asleep ; They, sweet turtles, folded lie, In the last knot that love could tie ; Let them sleep, —... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1824 - 596 pages
...could force 'Twixt soul and body a divorce, It could not sever man and wife, Because they both lived but one life. Peace, good reader, do not weep, Peace, the lovers are asleep: They, sweet turtles, folded lie In the last knot that love could tie : Let them sleep, let... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1825 - 360 pages
...could force 'Twixt-soul and body a divorce, It could not sever man and wife, Because they both lived but one life. Peace, good reader ! do not weep ; Peace, the lovers are asleep : They, sweet turtles, folded lie In the last knot that love could tie : Let them sleep, let... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1825 - 436 pages
...could force 'Twixt soul and*body a divorce, It could not sever man and wife, Because they Both lived but one life. Peace, good reader! do not weep; Peace, the lovers are asleep : They, sweet turtles, folded lie In the last knot that love could tie : Let them sleep, let... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 402 pages
...could force Twixt soul and body a divorce : It could not sever man and wife, Because they both lived but one life. Peace, good reader, do not weep ; Peace, the lovers are asleep ! They (sweet turtles) folded lie In the last knot that love could tie. Let them sleep, let... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...could force 'Twixt soul and body a divorce, It could not sunder man and wife, 'Cause they both lived but one life. Peace, good reader, do not weep ; Peace, the lovers are asleep : They (sweet turtles) folded lie, In the last knot love could tie. And though they lie as they... | |
 | 1889 - 670 pages
...could force Twixt soul and body a divorce, It could not eerer man and wife, Because they both lived but one life. Peace, good Reader, do not weep : Peace, the lovers are asleep ! They sweet turtles folded lie In the last knot that love could tie. Let them sleep, let them... | |
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