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 watery moon, And the imperial votaress... Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth - Página 12por Lucy Aikin - 1818Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| David Paul Brown - 1838 - 86 páginas
...very time I saw, but thou could'st not, Flying between the cold moon and the earth Cupid all armed; a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west, And loosed his love shafts smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts. But I might... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 páginas
...very time I saw (but thou could'st not), Plying 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... | |
| 1838 - 654 páginas
...veined violets whereon we lean.' — Ven. and Ad. ' I saw, but thou couldst not, Cupid all armed : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west, And loosed his loveshaft smartly from his bow As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts ; But I might... | |
| William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 páginas
...very time I saw (but thou could'st not), 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... | |
| Robert Charles Winthrop - 1840 - 64 páginas
...immortal Dramatist of her day : 'I saw Flying between the cold moon and the earth Cupid all-armed: 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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1853 - 406 páginas
...time I saw, (but thou couldst not.) 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... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1842 - 1006 páginas
...very time I saw (but thou couldst not), Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed ! 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... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 páginas
...very time I saw (but thou couldst not), Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all armed : 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... | |
| Nicholas John Halphin - 1843 - 136 páginas
...the point of unity in which the " fair Vestal" and the " cold Moon" are perfectly identified:— " a certain aim he took At a fair Vestal throned by the West;— But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quenched IA the chaste beams of the wat'ry Moon." It is obvious... | |
| Nicholas John Halpin - 1843 - 140 páginas
...point of unity in which the " fair Vestal " and the " cold Moon " are perfectly identified : — " a certain aim he took At a fair Vestal throned by the West ; — But J might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quenched in the chaste beams of the wat'ry Moon." It... | |
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