 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.  Little Masterpieces of English Poetry - Page 90edited by - 1905Full view - About this book
 | John Williamson Palmer - Folk songs - 1861 - 540 pages
...oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket that hangs in the well. SAMUEL WOODWORTH. TO CELIA. DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I...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... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...contemporaries. We shall give one or two specimens of both styles, beginning with Ben Jonson's graceful lines To Celia : — " Drink to me only with thine eyes,...mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I 'll not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...died 16th August 1637, and is buried in Westminster Abbey, where on his tablet is inserted, " 0 rare Ben Jonson." TO CELIA. DRINK to me only with thine...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... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pages
...will reign ; As man ere long, and this new world, shall know. Ben Jonson. Born 1574. Died 1637. SONG TO CELIA. DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 982 pages
...read in thee : How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! E. Waller XC TO CELIA DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I will...of Jove's nectar sup, I 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 362 pages
...convert to the I-* U«" , . ._.- „ kjme years, tor a *'i the Scotch, he n he obtained his favourite. The thirst, that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask...of Jove's nectar sup I 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 478 pages
...Jonson ; " and he well deser.'ed it.] DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; The thirst, that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask...of Jove's nectar sup I 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... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...inscribe on it the now memorable epitaph, " O rare Ben Jonson ; " and he well deserved it.] 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... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...BURTON, Anatomy of Melancholy, Pt. iii. Sc. 3, Mem: 1, Subs. 2. BEN JONSON. 1574-1637. Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I '11 not look for wine.* The Forest. To Celt'a. Still to be neat, still to be drest As you were going... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Ballads, English - 1866 - 240 pages
...s'weet neglefl more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art ; They Jlrike mine eyes, but not my heart. BEN JONSON. TO CELIA. DRINK to me only with thine...pledge with mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirft that from the soul doth rise, Doth aJk a drink divine ; But might... | |
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