 Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide: To lose good days, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with fear...  Book of Elegant Poetical Extracts - Page 153by John T. Watson - 1869 - 506 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pages
...have been always understood to refer to his own disappointments. - Full little knpwesl thon, that bast not tried. What hell it is, in suing long to bide : To lose good days, tli >i might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put... | |
 | Forbes Winslow - 1839 - 384 pages
...and nearly heart-broken wretch. How truly has Spenser delineated his situation: " Full little know'st thou that hast not tried What hell it is, in suing...To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow : To fret the soul with crosses and with cares, To eat the bread thro' comfortless despairs." Having thus... | |
 | Forbes Winslow - 1839 - 384 pages
...nearly heart-broken wretch. How truly has Spenser delineated his situation : " Full little know'st them that hast not tried What hell it is, in suing long...To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow : To fret the soul with crosses and with cares, To eat the bread thro' comfortless despairs." Having thus... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1839 - 708 pages
...! Too well he knew, as Spenser so feelingly sings in his Mother Hubbard's Tale, " What hell it was in suing, long to bide, To lose good days, that might...To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow ; To fret the soul with crosses and with cares ; To eat the heart through comfortless despairs ; To fawn,... | |
 | 1839 - 742 pages
...! Too well he knew, as Spenser so feelingly sings in his Mother Hubbard's Tale, " What hell it was in suing, long to bide. To lose good days, that might...pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-raorrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow ; To fret the soul with crosses and with... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 744 pages
...hell it is, in suin^ Iimu to biilc; To lose tood days that miglit be belter spent ; To waste loot; nights in pensive discontent. To speed to-day, to...To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow : To fret the soul with crosses and with cares. To eat the bread thro' comfortless despairs.' " Havmg thus... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1839 - 746 pages
...sighing long to bide, To pass long days that might be better [spent, To waste long nights in hopeless discontent; To speed to-day to be put back to-morrow, To feed on hope, to pine in fear and [sorrow ; To fret thy soul with crosses and with [cares, To eat thy heart with comfortlessdespairs;... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1840 - 426 pages
...! Too well he knew, as Spenser so feelingly sings in his Mother Hubbard's Tale, " What hell it was in suing, long to bide, To lose good days, that might...To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow ; To fret the soul with crosses and with cares ; To eat the heart through comfortless despairs ; To fawn,... | |
 | Woman - 1840 - 806 pages
...What hell it is, in suing long to bide : To loose good dayes, that might be better spent ; To wast long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day,...put back to-morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with feare and sorrow ; * ' * • * To fret thy soule with crosses and with cares; To eate thy heart through... | |
 | Frederick Guest Tomlins - 1841 - 66 pages
...Art and Literature," 1839, 8vo., price 1«. Mitchell. " Full little knowest thou that hast not tride, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good...To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow ; To fret thy soul with crosses and with cares ; To eat thy heart through comfortless despairs ; To fawn,... | |
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