...bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose : I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw...

...to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose: still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-lcarn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw;...

...bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting, by repose : I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw;...

...lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by rtpose : I still had hopes , for pride attends us still , Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill , Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw;...

...wasting, by repose. I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amid the swains to show my book-learn'd skill — Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And as an hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had...

...And keep the Hume from wasting, by repose : I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amid im anJ all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first...

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...lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flume from wasting by repose. still had hopes, for pride attends us still. Amidst the swains to show my beok-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw;...

...'milk-white thorn' vgl. Ritter, p. 103, Anm. 2. — Im übrigen verweise ich auf Ritter, 115, und Anm. I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst...group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw. Vergleiche damit auch folgende Verse aus The Banks of Nith (HH, III, 84): Tho' wandering now must be...

...myshare-^ T still had hopes, my latest holirs to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to sit me down ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell...horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. How...