 | Samuel Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - English literature - 1810 - 648 pages
...might ha' gone neer to love thee, Had'l not found the slightest prayer That lip could move had pow'r to move thee. But I' can let thee now alone, As worthy to be lov'd by none. I do confess th'art sweet, yet find . . Thee such an tin thrift of thy sweets; Thy favours... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 476 pages
...entitled " Select Ayres and Dialogues," of which a second edition was printed for John Play ford in 1C59. I DO confess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might...Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could move, had power to move thee ; But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be lov'd by none. I do confess... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
..." Select A\ nv- and Dialogues," of which a ttcond edition was printed for John Playford in 1659. 1 DO confess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might have...Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could move, had power to move thee; But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be lov'd by none. I do confess... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 344 pages
...aside, Like ony eommon weed and vile*. * The following are the old words of this song : I do eonfess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might have gone near to love tfcee ; Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips eould speak, had power to move thee ; But I... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, Scottish - 1817 - 492 pages
...ony common weed and vile.* j * The following are the old words of this song : I do confess thou 'rt smooth and fair, And I might have gone near to love...slightest prayer That lips could speak, had power to move tbee ; But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be lov'd by none. I do confess thou'rt sweet, yet... | |
 | 1826 - 570 pages
...of this collection. The following beautiful lines are from the polished pen of Sir Robert Ayton: • I do confess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might...thee: But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be lov'd by none. ' I do confess thou'rt sweet, yet find That kisseth every thing it meets. And since... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...might have been brought to love thee, Had I not found the slightest prayer That breath could move, had power to move thee ; But I can let thee now alone,...worthy to be loved by none. I do confess thou'rt sweet, but find Thee such an unthrif t of thy sweets ; f Thy favours are but like the wind, That kwseth every... | |
 | Bannatyne miscellany - 1827 - 460 pages
...also it is in Playford's earlier musical Had I not found the flighteft prayer That lips could fpeak, had power to move thee ; But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be lov'd by none. I do confefe thou'rt fweet, yet find Thee fuch an unthrift of thy fweets, Thy favours... | |
 | Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) - Printers - 1827 - 426 pages
...also it is in Playford's earlier musical Had I not found the flighteft prayer That lips could fpeak, had power to move thee ; But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be lov'd by none. I do confefs thou'rt fweet, yet find Thee fuch an unthrift of thy fweets, • Thy favours... | |
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I do confess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might have gone near to love thee ; Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could speak had power to move thee : But I can let thee now alone, As worthy to be loved by none. 
