 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
 | Charles Lamb - 1856 - 440 էջ
...learning of a new language to understand their meaning when they speak. It is 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... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1856 - 408 էջ
...learning of a new language to understand their meaning when they speak. It is, indeed, hard to hit • " Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day Or seven though one should musing sic." It is as if a being of pure intellect should take upon him to express the emotions of our sensitive... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 էջ
...concord end. Not wedlock-treachery endangering life. CHORUS. It is not virtue,1 wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That...one should musing sit. If any of these, or all, the Trmnian bride Had not so soon preferred Thy paranymph,2 worthless to thee compared, Successor in thy... | |
 | 1883 - 884 էջ
...not where it may best burn.' Under M., Milton, thusly : — " ' It is not virtue, wisdom, valor, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That woman's love can win or long inherit-' And, not to bore you, so it goes on ; but they all agree that there 's something very fine about love.... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 134 էջ
...concord end, Not wedlock-treachery indang'ring life. CHORUS. It is not virtue, wisdom, valor, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit That...say, Harder to hit (Which way soever men refer it)." Ibid. 1003. " Whate'er it be, to wisest men and best Seeming at first all heavenly under virgin veil,... | |
 | John Milton, James Montgomery - 1861 - 548 էջ
...remorse. Sams. Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end, Not wedlock treachery endangering life. Eut what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit (Which way...of these, or all, the Timnian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compared, то-ю Successor in thy bed, Nor both so loosely... | |
 | John Milton - 1861 - 534 էջ
...concord end, Not wedlock treachery endangering life. Cho. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, 1010 Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That woman's love can win, or long inherit ; i2 But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit (Which way soever men refer it), Much like thy riddle,... | |
 | John Milton - 1862 - 568 էջ
...Not'wedlock-treach'ry endangering life. Char. It is not virtue, wisdojn, valour, wit, Strength, comliness of shape, or amplest merit That woman's love can win...or long inherit • But what it is, hard is to say, arder to hit, (Which way soever men refer it,) Much like thy riddle, Samson, in one day, Or seven,... | |
 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 էջ
...end ; — Not wedlock-treachery endangering life. Chor. It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, 1010 Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That...preferred Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compared, 1020 Successor in thy bed ; Nor both so loosely disallied Their nuptials, nor this las! so treacherously... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 708 էջ
...pleasing concord end, Not wedlock treachery endangering fife. CHO. 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 Tinmian bride Had not so soon preferr'd Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compared, Successour in thy... | |
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