 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 476 pages
...certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west; And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench' d in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 608 pages
...certain aim be took At a fair vestal, throned by the west; And loos'd пis love-shaft smartly I'rom hie bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft {¿ucnrliM in the chaste heams of the wat'ry moon ; And Ни imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 412 pages
...aim he took At a fair vestal , throned by the 'west ; And loos' (1 his love•shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste be.ims of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on < In maiden... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 548 pages
...That Death shall die, if he attempt her end ' Whose life is heaven's delight, and Cynthia's friend." As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts: But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 550 pages
...began ; ' For holy fates have grav'n it in their tables, ' That Death shall die, if he attempt her end As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts: But I might see young Cupid s fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 310 pages
...hearts: Bui I mij:ht see young Cupid's fiery shaft • Qutncli'd in the cliaste beams of the wat'ry moon; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy free." The voice of Raleigh, as he repeated the last line;s, became a little tremulous, as if diffident how... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 474 pages
...certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west 7 ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts: But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon; And the imperial votress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 344 pages
...certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 436 pages
...certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon ; And the imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation,... | |
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Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery... 
