 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...is the worth Of beauty, from the light retir'd : Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be dcsir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die ! that she...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! TO PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS ! why should we delay Pleasures shorter than the day ? Could we (which we never... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 pages
...must have nncommended died ! Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd : Bid her come tbith, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to...of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a space of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fairl SONG. Love armed. Love in fantastic... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...most have nncommended died ! Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd : Bid her come foith, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to...of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a space of lime they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! Love armed. Love in fantastic triumph... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things rareMay read in thee ; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fain Yet, though thou fade, From thy dead leaves let fragrance rise; And teach the maid, That goodness... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...time, and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be ' Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. Yet, though thou fade, From thy dead leaves let fragrance rise, And teach the maid, That goodness Time's... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 328 pages
...the light retired: Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die! that she The common fate of all things rare...time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair SUNG BY MRS. KNIGHT, TO HER MAJESTY, ON HER BIRTH-DAY. THIS happy day two lights are seep, A glorious... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1823 - 422 pages
...the light retired ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. [Yet, though thou fade, From thy dead leaves let fragrance rise And teach the Maid That Goodness Time's... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - Floriculture - 1825 - 516 pages
...the light retired : Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things...time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair." WALLEB. " Looke as a sweet rose fairely budding forth Bewrayes her beauties to th' enamoured morne,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...graces spy'd, That hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended dy'd. Small is the worth Of beauty, from the light retir'd...in thee : How small a part of time they share, That arc so wondrous sweet and fair ! TO PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS ! why should we delay Pleasures shorter than the... | |
 | Thomas Lyle - Ballads, English - 1827 - 272 pages
...time, and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces...time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. The author of this beautiful lyric was EDMUND WALLER, born 1605, died 1687. His poetical pieces are... | |
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Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And... 
