 And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore given to revel and ungodly glee ; Few earthly things found favour in his sight Save concubines and carnal companie, And flaunting wassailers of high and low...  Supernatural Illusions - Pagina 305door Peter James Begbie, P. I. Begbie - 1851Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1813 - 996 pagina’s
...in virtue's ways did take delight; But spent his d.iys in riot most uncouth, And vexed with niirtb the drowsy ear of night. Ah me! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore giveu to revel and irigodly glee.*— " Cbilde Harolde banked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there... | |
 | Anonymous - 1812 - 512 pagina’s
...traveller is thus introduced to our acquaintance. II. ' Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight, But spent his days in riot most uncouth ; And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. • Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore given... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1812 - 506 pagina’s
...traveller is thus introduced to our acquaintance. II. 'Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth. Who nc in virtue's ways did take delight, But spent his days in riot most Uncouth ; And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me! in sooth he was a shameless wight, , Sore given to... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1812 - 314 pagina’s
...grace so plain a tale — this lowly lay of mine. Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight ; ". But spent his days in riot most uncouth, And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore given to... | |
 | 1813 - 486 pagina’s
...creature to our readers. " Wliilome in Albion's isle thorp dwelt a youth, Who ne in virtue's ways did lake delight; But spent his days in riot most uncouth,...with mirth the. drowsy ear of night. Ah me! in sooth IK; was a shameless wight, Sore given to revel and ungodly glee. ' — "_Chiide Harold basked him in... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 322 pagina’s
...so plain a tale — this lowly lay of mine. I. Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth, Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight; But spent his days in riot most uncouth, And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore given to... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 248 pagina’s
...so plain a tale — this lowly lay of mine. n. Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth, Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight ; But spent his days in riot most uneouth, And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 498 pagina’s
...so plain a tale — this lowly lay of mine. n Whilome in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth, Who ne in Virtue's ways did take delight ; But spent his days in riot most uncouth, And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of Night. Ah, me ! in sooth he was a shameless wight, Sore given to... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pagina’s
...Timon, or the Zeluco, he was about to pourtray. He could never have intended to describe himself as Who ne'er in Virtue's ways did take delight, But spent his days in riot most uncouth, " A youth, And vexed with mirth the drowsy ear of night. One given to revel and ungodly glee; Few earthly... | |
 | Richard Abraham Templeman - 1824 - 174 pagina’s
...So Conrad was the chieftain of the free. EGBERT. Whilom in Albion's isle there dwelt a youth, Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight ; But spent his days in riot most uncouth, And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of night. CHILDE HAROLD, Canto 1, Stan~a 2. THERE is a tale of mournful... | |
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