 | 1850 - 688 lehte
...such a saturnine and sorrowful old fellow as this ; if he will persist in exclaiming, — " There 's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay : " what is the use of commending to him a potion which he will not take, and which he will not see... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 354 lehte
...Long, long shall England be revered in Thee ! And, when the storm is hush'd — in distant died. TO . Go — you may call it madness, folly; You shall not...bosom when I sigh, You would not rob me of a treasure Monarchs are too poor to buy. THE ALPS AT DAY-BREAK. THE sun-beams streak the azure skies, And line... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 328 lehte
...voice that thrills of transport gave, Now sik'iit as the grass that tufts their grave! TO Go—you may call it madness, folly; You shall not chase my...charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay. TO AN OLD OAK. TRUNK of a Giant now no more ! Once did thy limbs to heaven aspire ; Once, by a track... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 lehte
...upon another! As if the spoiler had fallen back in fear, And, turning, left them to the elements. To . bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky, Amid the mighty uproar, I There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if 1 could, be gay. Oh, if you knew the pensive... | |
 | 1851 - 526 lehte
...calls us, in Candide, I think, " les Anglais qui ne rient pas." It was an English poet who wrote : " There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay." Of the triple race that inhabits Great Britain, there are many characteristic remarks extant. Lord... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 lehte
...lock of those so blest, That lend your cheek a warmer glow, And on your white neck love to rest. TO Go — you may call it madness, folly; You shall not...bosom when I sigh, You would not rob me of a treasure Monarchs are too poor to buy. TO A FRAGMENT OP A STATUE OF HERCULES, COMMONLY CALLED THE TORSO. AND... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 lehte
...thoughts belong to heaven and thee ! And may the secret of thy soul Remain within its sanctuary ! TO Go — you may call it madness, folly ; You shall...charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay. 0, if you knew the pensive pleasure That fills my bosom when I sigh, You would not rob me of a treasure... | |
 | Forget-Me-Not, Forget-me-not - 1853 - 138 lehte
...happiest of the happy; When a spring-lock that lay in ambush there, Fastened her down for ever! Go—you may call it madness, folly; You shall not chase my...bosom when I sigh, You would not rob me of a treasure Monarchs are too poor to buy. BAYLY. I NEVER was a favourite,— My mother never smiled On me, with... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 lehte
...itself 'Twixt heav'n and earth, like envy between man And man — and is an everlasting mist. Byron. Go, you may call it madness — folly — You shall...charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay! Rogers. 428 ME1IORY. MEMORY. LET not a death, unwept, unhonour'd, be The melancholy fate allotted me!... | |
 | John Sullivan Dwight - 1853 - 424 lehte
...thinking of poor Pergolese's untimely death. " Go, you may call it madness, folly, You'cnnnot'chase my gloom away, There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if 1 could, be gay. Ah ! did you know what pensive pleasure Kends my bosom when I sigh, You would not... | |
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Go — you may call it madness, folly ; You shall not chase my gloom away. There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay. 
