IF thou must love me, let it be for nought Except for love's sake only. Do not say " I love her for her smile — her look — her way Of speaking gently, — for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant... The American Catholic Quarterly Review - Page 488edited by - 1879Full view - About this book
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Children's poetry, English - 1850 - 596 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, ... for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day " —...me for Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry, Since one might well forget to weep who bore Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby. But love... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English poetry - 1851 - 252 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, . . for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day" —...Neither love me for Thine own dear pity's wiping my checks dry, Since one might well forget to weep who bore Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby.... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English poetry - 1851 - 252 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, . . for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day"—...themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee,—and love so wrought, May be unwrought so. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity's wiping... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English poetry - 1852 - 254 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, . . for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day" —...or change for thee, — and love so wrought, May be un wrought so. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry, Since one might well... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English poetry - 1852 - 252 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, . . for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day"—...themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee,—and love so wrought, May be unwrought so. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity's wiping... | |
| 644 pages
...certes, bronght A sense of pleasant ease on such a day.' For these thmgs in themselves, beloved, mav He changed, or change for thee, and love so wrought, May be unwrought. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity, wiping my cheeki dry. Since one might well forget to weep... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1853 - 508 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, . . for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day' —...me for Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry, — Since one might well forget to weep who bore .. Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby. But... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1856 - 328 pages
.... . her way Of speaking gently, . . for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day' —...evermore Thou may'st love on, through love's eternity. JEv. ACCUSE me not, beseech thee, that I wear Too calm and sad a face in front of thine ; For we two... | |
| Mrs. Carey Brock - 1860 - 434 pages
...the lines, — " If thou must love me, let it be for nought Except for love's sake only * * * * ***** But love me for love's sake, that evermore Thou may'st love on through love's eternity." Lucia listened with delight. " Yes, yes," she exclaimed ; " that is just what I want — to be loved... | |
| Literature - 1861 - 502 pages
...gently, for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasint ease on such a day ;" For these things in themselves, beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee, and lore so wrought, May be unrwought so. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry... | |
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