"Herte" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... up to his brest was come The cold of deth, that had him overnome. And yet moreover in his armes two The vital strength is lost, and all ago. Only the intellect, withouten more, That dwelled in his herte sike and sore, Gan feillen, when the herte felte deth; Dusked his eyen two, and failled his breth. But on his ladie yet cast he his eye; His laste word was; Mercy, Emelie!" ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 • Various
... HERTE, HERTA, or HERTHA, the earth, considered as a divine being and worshipped as a goddess by the old German and Northern people, as likewise by the Romans and others. The Edda calls this goddess Jord (that is, earth), and makes her ...
— The Death of Balder • Johannes Ewald
... men fonde suche varyynge To loue a season whyle that beaulte flourit[h] And after by disdayn so vngoodly lourit[h] On her that whylom he callyd his lady dere That was to hym so playsant and entier But lust wit[h] fairnes is so ouer goon That in her herte trouthe abidet[h] noon And so[m]e also I sawe in teres reyne And pietously on god and kynde pleyne That euer they wold on ony creature So moche beaute passing be mesure Sette on a woman to yeue occasion A man, ...
— The Temple of Glass • John Lydgate |
