 Alas! what boots it with uncessant care To tend the homely, slighted, shepherd's trade And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?  Blackwood's Magazine - Side 2321823Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Frank H. Ellis - 2005 - 244 sider
..."The World" exercises an undeniable "Attraction," even for a solitary; then Were it not better don as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles ofNeaera's hair? No mind, however deep in ancient history and gothic architecture, is dead... | |
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