 God ever gave to her She kept with chary care. She kept with care her beauties rare From lovers warm and true, For her heart was cold to all but gold, And the rich came not to woo : But honored well are charms to sell If priests the selling do.  Poems of Early and After Years - Seite 232von Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1848 - 410 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 644 Seiten
...but gold. And the rich came not to woeHut honoured well are charms to sell If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more fair — A slight girl,...And she had unseen company To make the spirit quail — 'Twist Want and Scorn she walked forlorn. No mercy now can clear her brow For this world's peace... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1858 - 388 Seiten
...gold, And the rieh eame not to wooBut honour'd well are eharms to sell. If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more fair— A slight girl, lily-pale ; And she had unseen eompany To make the spirit quail — Twixt Want and Seorn she walk'd forlorn, And nothing eould avail.... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 Seiten
...rare And the rich came not to woo— But honored well are-charms to sell If priests the selling do. Now walking there was <one more fair— A slight girl,...make the spirit quail— Twixt Want and 'Scorn she walked forlorn, And nothing'corild-avail. No mercy now can clear her brow For this world's peace to... | |
 | 1859 - 528 Seiten
...wooBut honor'd well are charms to sol If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more iair — A slight girl, lily-pale ; And she had unseen company To make the spirit q-iail — Twixt Want and Scorn she walk'd forlorn. And nothing could avail ' No mercy now can clear... | |
 | James McGrigor Allan - 1860 - 144 Seiten
...If priests the selling do. IV. " Now walking there was one more fair — A slight girl, lily pale ! And she had unseen company To make the spirit quail — Twixt want and scorn, she walked forlorn, And nothing could avail v. " No mercy now can clear that brow, For this world's peace... | |
 | Metta Victoria Fuller Victor - 1860 - 326 Seiten
...names lying at her little left hand. "And walking there, was one more f*a A slight girl lily pale : And she had unseen company To make the spirit quail ; 'Twixt want and scorn she walked forlorn And nothing could avail." — WHLIS. Perhaps an hour after the proud beauty of Broadway... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 Seiten
...gold, And the rich came not to woo. But honored well are charms to sell, If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more fair, A slight girl,...make the spirit quail : 'Twixt Want and Scorn she walked forlorn, And nothing could avail. No mercy now can clear her brow For this world's peace to... | |
 | 1862 - 580 Seiten
...un-ceu company To make the spirit quail. 'Twist want and scorn she walked forlorn, And nothintr coaid avail. No mercy now can clear her brow. For this world's peace to prav ; For as love's wild prayer dissolved in air. Her woman's heart gave way. Bat the sin, forgiven... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1866 - 390 Seiten
...gold, And the rich came not to woo — But honor'd well are charms to sell If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more fair — A slight girl,...— • 'Twixt Want and Scorn she walk'd forlorn, No mercy n<">w can clear her brow For this world's peace to pray ; For, as love's wild prayer dissolved... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1859 - 302 Seiten
...gold, And the rich came not to woo — But honored well are charms to sell If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more fair — A slight girl, lily-pale ; And she liad unseen company To make the spirit quail— Twist Want and Scorn she walked forlorn, And nothing... | |
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