| George Herbert - 1709 - 376 pages
...Way that takes the Town : JJiou did'jl betray me to a lingring Book, And. waft me in 'a Gown. I wat entangled in a World of Strife, Before I had the Power to change my Life. Jit, for I threatned oft the Siege to raifet Not (imping all mine figt : Thou Thou often difjl with... | |
| Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - 640 pages
...birth and fpirit rather took The way that takes the town : Thou didft betray me to a ling'ring bookt And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in a world of ftrife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatened oft the fiege to raife, Not... | |
| George Herbert - 1799 - 310 pages
...ev'ry ftoim and wind. Whereas my birth and* Tpfrit rattier took The way that takes the town, Thou didft betray me to a lingering book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in the world of ftrife, Before 1 had-f he' power to change my life. Yet, for I threaten'd oft the fiege... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1805 - 366 pages
...Whereas my birth and fpirit rather took The way that takes the town ; Thou didft betray me to aling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in a world of ftrife, Before 1 had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threaten'd oft the fiege to raife, Not... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1805 - 380 pages
...Whereas my birth and fpirit rather took The way that lakes the town ; Thou didft betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in a world of ftrife, Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, Yet, for I threaten'd oft the fiege to raife,... | |
| 1810 - 594 pages
...be a pious reflection on God's providence, aud some passages of his life, in which he says, Whereas Whereas my birth and spirit rather took The way that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in a world of strife Before 1 had the power... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 596 pages
...be seen, in some measure, from the following verses written at that time, entitled " AFFLICTION. " WHEREAS my birth and spirit rather took " The way..." Thou didst betray me to a lingering book, " And wrapt me in a gown. " I was entangled in a world of strife, " Before I had the power to change my life.... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 552 pages
...seen, in some measure, from the following verses written at that time, entitled " AFFLICTION. •" WHEREAS my birth and spirit rather took " The way that takes the town: " Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, " And wrapt me in a gown. " I was entangled in a world of strife, " Before I had the... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1817 - 740 pages
...appears to be a pious reflection on God's providence, and some passages of his life, in which he says : " Whereas my birth and spirit rather took " The way that takes the town : " Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, " And wrap me in a gown : •' I was entangled in a world of strife, " Before I had... | |
| 1818 - 586 pages
...Whereas my birth and spirit rather took The nay that takes the town : Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown : I was entangled in a...of strife Before I had the power to change my life. Yet, for I threatned oft the siege to raise, Not simp'ring all mine age : Thou often didst with academic... | |
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