 And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite, "Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart and write.  Sir Philip Sidney - Seite 115von John Addington Symonds - 1887 - 186 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1824 - 378 Seiten
...blows; And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, yet helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating...said my muse to me — ' look in thy heart, and write ! ' " The following are examples of the manner in which he occasionally obeys the dictate of his muse.... | |
 | 1824 - 378 Seiten
...blows; And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, yet helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite, — 4 Fool ! ' said my muse to me — ' look in thy heart, and write ! ' " The following are examples... | |
 | 1845 - 384 Seiten
...Invention, Nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows ' And others' feet still seem'd but strangers in my way. Thus great with child to speak, and helpless...said my Muse to me, look in thy heart, and write." He did so ; and England in consequence received a precious storehouse of the most exquisite thoughts... | |
 | 1845 - 410 Seiten
...Invention, Nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows And others' feet still seem'd but strangers in my way. Thus great with child to speak, and helpless...said my Muse to me, look in thy heart, and write." He did so ; and England in consequence received a precious storehouse of the most exquisite thoughts... | |
 | 1845 - 762 Seiten
...Invention, Nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows ' And others' feet still seem'd but strangers in my way. Thus great with child to speak, and helpless...said my Muse to me, look in thy heart, and write." He did so ; and England in consequence received a precious storehouse of the most exquisite thoughts... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1845 - 448 Seiten
...Milton, Shakspeare, Byron, Burns and Scott, and, indeed, of almost every writer who has possessed " Fool ! ' said my Muse to me,' look in thy heart and write." — Sir Philif Sidney — Aitrophel and Stella. any marked individuality of character. We state this... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - 1846 - 432 Seiten
...Invention, natures child, fled step-dame Study's blows, And others' feet still seem'd but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless...! said my muse to me, look in thy heart and write. SONNET. Because I oft, in dark abstracted guise Seem most alone in greatest company; With dearth of... | |
 | 1851 - 318 Seiten
...Invention, Nature's child, fled etep-Uamw Slu'-ly's blows, And other's feet still soem'd but strangers iu my way. Thus great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Kiting my truant pen, beating myself for spite — Fool ! said my Muso, look in thy heart aud write!"... | |
 | 1858 - 372 Seiten
...shower upon my sun-burnt braine. But that he in vain attempted to follow in the track of others : — Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. In another place he says : — And Love doth hold my hand and make me write. Nevertheless, there are... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1860 - 412 Seiten
...Invention, Nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows, And others' feet still seem'd but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless...said my Muse to me, look in thy heart, and write. II. Not at first sight, nor with a dribbed shot, Love gave the wound, which, while I breathe, will... | |
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