Wouldst 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 desired, perhaps I might. Poems - Page 295by William Cowper - 1800Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1825 - 244 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... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...— 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 muchj That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 504 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... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...them, would I wish them here f I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound... | |
| 1826 - 440 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... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1827 - 402 pages
...bring them, would I wish them 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... | |
| 1828 - 814 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... | |
| William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight j Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound... | |
| 1828 - 398 pages
...bring them, would 1 wish them I would not trust my heart— the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might. — But no— what here we call our life is such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call our life is such, I So little to be lov'd and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound... | |
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