 Tartars seize their destined prey. In vain with love our bosoms glow: Can all our tears, can all our sighs, New lustre to those charms impart? Can cheeks, where living roses blow, Where Nature spreads her richest dyes, Require the borrowed gloss of art?...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 1991809Full view - About this book
 | William Jones - English poetry - 1777 - 242 pages
...cheeks, where living rofes bloWi Where nature fpreads her richeft dyes, T* Require the borrow'd gtofs of art ? Speak not of fate : — ah ! change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom : 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
 | English essays - 1784 - 1048 pages
...glols of art? Speak not of (ate— ah! change the them;, A:U talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk ot t!,c flow'rs that round us bloom. 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; T o love i'nd joy thy thoughts conline, Nor hope to pierce the facred gloom. Bt-a'jty lus fuch rc-fiftkfj... | |
 | English essays - 1784 - 552 pages
...cheeks where living го!-:* blow, Where nature fpreads lier richelt dyc^ Require the borrow'd glols of art? Speak not of fate — ah! change the theme. And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk oftheflow'rs that round us bloom» 'Tis all a cloud, 'tij all a dream; To lovtandjoy thy thoughts confine.... | |
 | 1786 - 588 pages
...!— change the theme, And tilk of odouri, talk oF wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom j 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ! To love and joy ihy thoughts confine, Nor hope to pierce the facred gloom. Beauty has fuch refiftlefs power, That even... | |
 | Books - 1787 - 666 pages
...Can cheeks where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes. Require the borrow'd glofs of art? " Speak not of fate— ah', change the theme,...talk of wine, Talk of the flow'rs that round us bloom : 'Tii all a cloud, 'us all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine, Nor hope to pierce the... | |
 | 1787 - 652 pages
...Can cheeks where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require the borrow'd glofs of art? «' Speak not of fate— ah! change the theme. And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the fiow'rs that round us bloom ; •Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream; To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
 | English poetry - 1787 - 750 pages
...where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require the borrow'd glofs of ait! Speak not of fate — ah ! — change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ! To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1789 - 678 pages
...Speak not of fate— ah ! — change the theme,And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a...and joy thy thoughts confine, Nor hope to pierce the iacred gloom. Beauty has fuch refinbfs power, That even the challe Egyptian dame Sigh'd for the blooming... | |
 | History - 1789 - 592 pages
...Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require theborrow'd glofs of art ? Speak not of fate — ah ! — Aange the theme, • And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tie all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ! . To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
 | Books - 1794 - 766 pages
...fo clear as Rocnabad, A bower fo fweet as Mofcllay. Or he who could exclaim ; Talk not of fate oh ! change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine.... | |
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