It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit That woman's love can win, or long inherit ; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day... Samson Agonistes - Էջ 78John Milton - 1867 - 189 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| John Milton - 1815 - 236 էջ
...Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, Th;it woman's love can win or long- inherit j Bnt what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) 1013 Mnch like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or sev'n, thongh one shonld mnsing sit. If any of these... | |
| 1818 - 422 էջ
...command such a confidence ? We are told by a great Poet, that " It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That woman's love can win, or long inherit; Bat what it is, hard is to say — harder to hit. Much like thy riddle, Samson, ia one day Or seV'D,... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1818 - 288 էջ
...learning of a new language to understand their meaning when they speak. It ia indeed hard to hit : Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven though one should musing sit. It is as if a being of pure intellect should take upon him to express the emotions of our sensitive... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 էջ
...concord end, Not wedlock-treachery endangering life. Cltor. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, long, And all the fair is crowded tin riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing sit. If any of these, or all, the... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 356 էջ
...pleasing concord end, Not wedlock-treachery endangering life. Char. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That...of these, or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compar'd, Successor in thy bed, Nor both so loosely disallied... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 272 էջ
...pleasing concord end, Not wedlock-treachery endangering life. CHO. It is not virtue, wisdom, valor, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That...of these, or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compared, Successor in thy bed ; Nor both so loosely disallied... | |
| John Milton - 1823 - 220 էջ
...pleasing concord end, Not wedlock treachery endangering life. Clio. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That...one should musing sit. If any of these, or all, the Timuian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compared, Successor in thy... | |
| British anthology - 1824 - 460 էջ
...concord end; Not wedlock treachery, endangering life. Chiir. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That...one should musing sit. If .any of these, or all, the Titnniau bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compared, Successor in thy... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 472 էջ
...tempting an occasion as this he indulges his spleen a little, depreciates the qualifications of the women, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit That...say, Harder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) 1015 Much like thy riddle Samson, in one day Or sev'n, though one should musing sit. If any of these... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 էջ
...concord end, Not wedlock-treachery indang'ring life. Chor. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, 1010 Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit That...what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit, (Which way toever men refer it) 1015 Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven, though one should musing... | |
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