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" Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. "
The World's Best Poetry: Love; introductory essay: The future of poetry, by ... - Page 14
1904
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New ..., Part 2

John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...Neffar fip, I would nor change for thine. 1 fent thee, lare, a rofie Wreath, Nor fo much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon did'ft only breathe, And fent'ft it back to me : Since when it grows, and fmells, I fweat, Not of it...
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 2

John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...Nectar lip, I would not change for thine. I fent thee, late, a rofie Wreath, Not fo much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon did'ft only breathe, And fent'ft it back to me : Since when it grows, and fmells, I fwear, Not of it...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...Jove's neftar fup, I would not change for thine. I fent thee late a rofy wreath, Not fo much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be; But thou thereon didft only breathe, And fent'ft it back to me; Since when it grows and fmells, I fwear, Not of itfelf,...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ...

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 912 pages
...Jove's ne&ar fup, I would not change for thine. 1 frnt thee late a rofy wreath, f Not fo much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereou didd only breathe, And fcnt'd it back to me : Since when it grows, and fmells, I fwear, Not...
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, 1 would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee Fate a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered...
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A select collection of songs; or, An appendage to the piano-forte

Select collection - 1806 - 322 pages
...The thirst that from my soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's neftar sip, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much hon'ring thee, As giving it a hope that there It would not withcr'd be : But thou thereon didst only...
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Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most ...

John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...leave a kiss but in the cup, And '11 not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup,...' ' . I sent thee late a rosy wreath,. Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be ; But thou thereon didst only...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 5

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...but in the cap, And I'll' not looke for wine. The thirst, that from the soule doth rise, Uiili askc a drink divine: But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee, late, a rosie wreath, Not so much honoring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be....
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Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ...

George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup,...thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only...
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