 Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad; Mad in pursuit, and in possession so; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.  The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper - Page 59edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | David M. Main - 1880 - 490 pages
...sooner but despised straight ; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallowed bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad : Mad in...in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe ; Before, a joy proposed ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows ; yet... | |
 | David M. Main - 1880 - 506 pages
...sooner but despised straight ; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallowed bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad : Mad in...in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe ; Before, a joy proposed ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows ; yet... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1881 - 360 pages
...not to trust; Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight ; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid...in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows ; yet none... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1881 - 362 pages
...not to trust ; Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight ; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, • On purpose...and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows ; yet none... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1881 - 466 pages
...not to trust ; Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight ; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid...possession so ; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme ; C57) thy fingers] The quarto has " their fingers ;" as it has again in the last line of this Sonnet.... | |
 | David M. Main (ed) - 1881 - 496 pages
...sooner but despised straight; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallowed bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad : Mad in...in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe ; Before, a joy proposed ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows ; yet... | |
 | F A LEO - 1881 - 498 pages
...Tiated, äs a swallow'd bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad; Mad in pursuit and in possesssion so; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, — and prov'd, a very woe; Sefore, a joy propos'd; behind, a dream. All this tJie world well knows, yet none knows well To shun... | |
 | Sir Hall Caine - 1882 - 384 pages
...not to trust; Enjoyed no sooner but despised straight; Past reason hunted ; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait On purpose laid...and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe ; Before, a joy proposed ; behind, a dream. (cxxxvm) HEN my Love swears that she... | |
 | Fritz Krauss - 1882 - 262 pages
...sooner but despised straight; Fast reason hunted, and no sooner had Fast reasou hated, as a swallowed bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad; Mad in...and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe; Before, a joy proposed! behind a dream. All this the world well knows, yet none... | |
 | Conrad Busken Huet - 1882 - 244 pages
...worth and truth. Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight; Past reason hunted; and no sooner had, Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid...taker mad : Mad in pursuit, and in possession so; Had, ha ving, and in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe : Before, a joy proposed... | |
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