 For take thy ballaunce,' if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth blow; Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise ; Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow: But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but...  Thalaba the Destroyer - Page 213by Robert Southey - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1843 - 388 pages
...daily vew Thou doest not know the causes nor their courses dew. " For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth...the east doth rise ; Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow : But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh hut one word which from... | |
 | Edward Farr - 1845 - 320 pages
...daily vew Thou doest not know the causes, nor their courses dew. For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth...rise ; Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth EDMUND SPENSER. But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but one word which from thy lips... | |
 | Edward Farr - 1845 - 322 pages
...daily vew Thou doest not know the causes, nor their courses dew. For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth...rise; Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but one word which from thy lips doth fall: For... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...apt metaphor. but clumsily imagined as an actual mode of trial. 14 For take thy ballaunce. If thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth...rise ; Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth По* : But if the weight of these thou canst not show. Weigh but one word which from thy lips doth... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1849 - 652 pages
...thou be so wise, And weigh the wind that under heaven doth blow ; Or weigh the light that on the earth doth rise, Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth flow." In plain prose the critic next proceeds to cite some crackbrained notions held by Craig, and exultingly... | |
 | Edmund Spenser, Henry John Todd - 1845 - 654 pages
...XLITI. " For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, [blow ; And weigh the winde that under heaven doth Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise ; Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow: But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but one word which from... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1855 - 858 pages
...Thou doest not know the causes nor their courses dew. " For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, 43 And weigh the winde that under heaven doth blow; Or...the east doth rise ; Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow : But if the weight of these thou canst not show, Weigh but one word which from... | |
 | Christian year - 1855 - 364 pages
...know their causes nor thier courses due. For take thy balance if thou be so wise And weigh the wind that under heaven doth blow, Or weigh the light that...East doth rise, Or weigh the thought that from man's heart doth flow ; But, if the weight of these thou can'st not shew, Weigh but one word which from thy... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1855 - 478 pages
...daily vew Thou doest not know the causes nor their courses dew. 43 " For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth blow ; Or weigh the light that in ttie eas\, < 1 Vade, go. Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow : But if the weight of... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1857 - 600 pages
...daily vew Thou doest not know the causes nor their courses dew. " For take thy ballaunce, if thou be so wise, And weigh the winde that under heaven doth blow • Or weigh the light thnt in the east doth rise ; Or weigh the thought that from mans mind doth flow • But if the weight... | |
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