Going to the Wars Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield.... The Retrospective Review - Página 1201821Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 323 páginas
...and fcatter day! SONG. TELL me not, fweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chafte breaft and quiet mind To war and arms I fly; True, a new miftreft now I chaee, The firft foe in the field; And, with a ftronger faith embrace A fword, a horfe,... | |
 | English poets - 1801
...the sun in 's early ray, But shake your head and scatter day ! SONG. To Lucasta. Going to the -war*. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery...To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I cbace, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 458 páginas
...the Sun in 's early ray, But shake your head and scatter day ! SONG. To Lucasta. Going to the wari. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind True, a new mistress now I chaee, The first foe in the Held ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803
...the Sun in 's early ray, But shake your head and scatter day ! SONG. To Lucasta. Going to the wars, Q TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet niind True, a new mistress now I chace, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger fuith embrace... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811
...o'ercloud in night, Like the Sun in's early ray, But shake your head and scatter day ! SONG. To Lucasta. Going to the wars. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind,...To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chace, The first fbe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811
...Sun in's early ray, But shake your head and scatter day! SONG. To Lucasta. Going to the wars. TEI/L me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind True, a new mistress now I chace, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword,... | |
 | Richard Lovelace - 1817
...unconfin'd In heav'n, their earthy bodies left behind. SONG. SET BV MR. JOHAT I^STJERE. ®o JCucagta, GOING TO THE WARS. TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind,...the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, ' POEMS. True ; a new mistress now I chasc, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith... | |
 | 1837
...Lovelace, who died in misery, after long confinement by Cromwell, in the Gatehouse at Westminster : — " Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery...field, And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a steed, a shield. " Yet this inconstancy is snch As you, too, shall adore ; I could not love thee, dear,... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 444 páginas
...nothing more worthy of his best music than the following pretty little song by Lovelace." TO LUCASTA. " Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To war and arras I fly. True ; a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And, with a stronger faith,... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1827
...after all, Reuben, this is much better than a Popish plot, hem !" K 2 tl REUBEN APSLEY CHAPTER VIL Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery...now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with n stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield — Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall... | |
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