| Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 476 pages
...and soone decay, That alwaies is with darke clouds over runne ? Is this a life ? — Nay ; death you may it call That feeles each paine, and knowes no joy at all. " What foodelesse beast can live long in good plight ? Or is it life where sences there be none ? Or what... | |
| Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 454 pages
...eies, without their sight ? Or els a tongue to him that is alone ? Is this a life ? — Nay ; death you may it call That feeles each paine, and knowes no joy at all. z 3 " Whereto serves eares, if that there be no sound ? Or such a head where no device doth grow ?... | |
| Percy Society - English literature - 1844 - 324 pages
...doth grow ? But al of plaints, since sorrow is the ground Whereby the heart doth pine in deadlie woe. Is this a life ? nay, death I may it call, That feeles each paine, and knowes no joy at all. * This song is contained in all the editions of " The Taradise of Dainty Devices," where it is attributed... | |
| Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1844 - 316 pages
...doth grow ? But al of plaints, since sorrow is the ground Whereby the heart doth pine in deadlie woe. Is this a life ? nay, death I may it call, That feeles each paine, and knowes no joy at all. * This song is contained in all the editions of " The Paradise of Dainty Devices," where it is attributed... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 562 pages
...life '! nay death you may it call, That feels each pain, and knows no joy at all. What foodless boasts can live long in good plight, Or is it life where senses there be none ; Or what ¡vvaileth eyes without their light : Or else a tongue to him that is alone ; Is this a life ': nay... | |
| Wilhelm Bolle - Ballads, English - 1903 - 434 pages
...sometime comfort of the sunne? How can the flower but vade and soone decay, That alwaies is with darke clouds over runne? Is this a life? nay, death I may it call, * That feeles each paine, and knowes no ioy at all. [Barley 1595. What foodies beast can live long in good plight? Or is it life, where sences... | |
| Wilhelm Bolle - Ballads, English - 1903 - 426 pages
...this a life? nay, death I may it call, That feeles each paine, and knowes no ioy at all. [Barley 1595. What foodies beast can live long in good plight? Or is it life, where sences there be none? Or what availeth eyes without their sight, Or else a tongue to him that is alone?... | |
| William Thomas Young - English poetry - 1923 - 328 pages
...this a life? nay death you may it call, That feels each pain, and knoweth no joy at all. What foodless beast can live long in good plight ? Or is it life...there be none? Or what availeth eyes without their light ? Or else a tongue to him that is alone ? Is this a life ? nay death you may it call, That feels... | |
| Norman Ault - English poetry - 1928 - 566 pages
...this a life ? Nay, death you may it call That feels each pain and knows no joy at all. What foodless beast can live long in good plight ? Or is it life...there be none ? Or what availeth eyes without their light ? Or else a tongue to him that is alone ? Is this a life ? Nay, death you may it call That feels... | |
| Poetry - 460 pages
...this a life? Nay, death you may it call That feels each pain, and knows no joy at all. What foodless beast can live long in good plight? Or is it life...there be none? Or what availeth eyes without their light? Or else a tongue to him that is alone? Is this a life? Nay, death you may it call That feels... | |
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