 Woman, contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty life's flower as it blows, And waters and tends it with innocent heart ; Far richer than man with his treasures of art, And wiser by far in her circle confined Than he with his science and flights...  Light - Side 83av Helen Modêt - 1863 - 339 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1838 - 540 sider
...Ceaseless wishes tear his breast ; — Ever seeking — ne'er enjoying — Still to be — but never blesU Woman, contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty...Than he with his science, and flights of the mind. Coldly to himself sufficing, Man disdains the gentler arts ; Knoweth not the bliss arising From the... | |
 | Alexander Hill Everett - 1839 - 68 sider
...Ceaseless wishes tear his breast. Ever wishing ; — ne'er enjoying ; — Still to be — but never blest. Woman, contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty...Than he with his science and flights of the mind. Coldly to himself sufficing Man disdains the gentler arts, Knoweth not the bliss arising From the interchange... | |
 | 1841 - 580 sider
...Still to be — but never blest. Woman, contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty life's (lower as it blows, And waters and tends it with innocent...Than he with his science and flights of the mind. Coldly to himself sufficing Man disdains the gentler arts, Knoweth not the bliss arising From the interchange... | |
 | 1842 - 622 sider
...destroying ; Ceaseless wishes tear his breast ; Ever seeking, ne'er enjoying; Still to be, but never blest. Woman contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty...with innocent heart ; Far richer than man, with his treasure of art; And wiser by far in the circles confined, Than he.wiihhis science and lights of the... | |
 | 1840 - 532 sider
...bliss in her smile, To cease, &c. the effect changes at once from the serious to the com c. Again : " Woman contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty life's flower as it blows." On reading this couplet, the ear is soothed by the harmony of the language, and the imagination gratified... | |
 | 1843 - 316 sider
...destroying; Ceaseless wishes tear his breast ; Ever seeking, ne'er enjoying; Still to be, but never blest. Woman contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty...with innocent heart ; Far richer than man, with his treasure of art; I And wiser by far in the circles confined, Than he,withhis science and lights of... | |
 | Alexander Hill Everett - 1845 - 582 sider
...destroying, Ceaseless wishes tear his breast, Ever seeking, ne'er enjoying, ' Still to be, but never blest. Woman contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty...treasures of art, And wiser by far, in her circle confin'd, Than he with his science, and flights of the mind. Coldly to himself sufficing, Man disdains... | |
 | 1845 - 792 sider
...breast j Ever sinking, ne'er enjoying, Still to be, but never blest. Woman, contented in silent repwse, Enjoys in its beauty Life's flower as it blows, And...man with his treasures of art, And wiser by far in the circles confined, Than he with his science and light 'of mind. Coldly lo himself sufficing, Man... | |
 | Alexander Hill Everett - 1845 - 582 sider
...destroying, Ceaseless wishes tear his breast, Ever seeking, ne'er enjoying, Still to be, but never blest. Woman contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty life's flower as it blows, And waters arid tends it with innocent heart; Far richer than man with his treasures of art, And wiser by far,... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - 936 sider
...destroying, Ceaseless wishes tear his breast; Ever seeking— ne'er enjoying; Still to be, but never blest. Woman, contented in silent repose, Enjoys in its beauty...man with his treasures of art; And wiser by far in the circles confined, Than he with his science and lights of the mind Coldly to himself sufficing,... | |
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