 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1796 - 260 pages
...fled from courtly bowers; Tor well I saw, in hails and towers, That Lust and Pride, The areh.fiend's dearest, darkest powers, In state preside. I saw mankind...rusted ; That few for aught but folly lusted ; That he wag still deceived who trusted In love or friend ; .And hither came, with men disgusted, ''•" 4^... | |
 | Matthew G. Lewis - 1807 - 292 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sonrs : Free-will'd, I fled from conrtly bowers ; For well I saw, in halls and towers, That Lust and Pride, The arch-fiend's dearest darkest powers, III state preside. I saw mankind with vice incrustcd ; I saw that honor's sword was rusted — Thai... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 496 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours, Free-will'd I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw in halls and towers, That lust and...arch-fiend's dearest, darkest powers, In state preside. I saw that Honour's sword was rusted ; That few for aught but folly lusted ; That he was still deceiv'd who... | |
 | 1815 - 538 pages
...Baldwin, Cradock, and Jyy. No thought of guilt my bosom sours— Freewill'd 1 fled from courtly bowers — For well I saw in halls and towers, That lust and pride, The arch fiend's dearest, darkest powers, In state preside. I saw mankind with vice incrusted— I saw... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1839 - 416 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours, Free-willed I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw, in halls and towers, That Lust and Pride, The arch-fiend's darkest, direst powers, In pomp preside. I saw mankind with vice incrusted ; I saw that Honour's sword... | |
 | Margaret Baron- Wilson - 1839 - 418 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours, Free-willed I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw, in halls and towers, That Lust and Pride, The arch-fiend's darkest, direst powers, In pomp preside. I saw mankind with vice incrusted ; I saw that Honour's sword... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1841 - 354 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours ; Free-wilFd I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw in halls and towers That lust and pride,...few for aught but folly lusted ; That he was still deceiv'd who trusted To love or friend ; * Gavin Hamilton, Esq. f Robert Aikin, Esq. Writer, Ayr, to... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours ; Free-wilrd I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw in halls and towers That lust and pride,...powers, In state preside. I saw mankind with vice encrusted ; 1 saw that honour's sword was rusted ; That few for aught but folly lusted; That he was... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 746 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours; Free-willed I fled from courtly bowers; For well I saw in halls and towers That lust and pride,...And hither came, with men disgusted, My life to end. Alike a foe to noisy folly, In this lone cave, in garments lowly, And brow-bent gloomy melancholy,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 360 pages
...bleeding Hath led me here. No thought of guilt my bosom sours ; Free-willed I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw in halls and towers That lust and pride,...vice incrusted ; I saw that honour's sword was rusted ; THE HERMIT. ' 315 That few for aught but folly lusted; That he was still deceived who trusted To... | |
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I fled from courtly bowers ; For well I saw, in halls and towers, That Lust and Pride, The arch-fiend's dearest darkest powers, In state preside. I saw mankind with vice... 
