 | Robert Herrick - Elegiac poetry, English - 1825 - 334 pages
...hymnes; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring, sooner then the lark, to fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner then the lark, to fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be scene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and grcene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1828 - 414 pages
...have matteyns seyd, And sung their thankfull hymnes ; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than...fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greene, TOl.III. Q And sweet as Flora. Take no... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1829 - 416 pages
...have matteyns seyd, And sung their thankfull hymnes ; 'tis sin. Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than...fetch in May, Rise, and put on your foliage, and be scene To come forth, like the ipring-time, fresh and gpreene, YOI..IH. Q And sweet as Flora. Take no... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner then the lark, to fetch in May. * ' .',... Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seenc To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...Britannia rival Greece! — Joseph Warton. 273 MAY. The fair and spicy daughter of the morn. — Davenant. .Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seen To come...spring-time, fresh and green. And sweet as Flora. Tak-. no care For jewels for your gown or hair ; Fear not, the leaves will strew Gems in abundance... | |
 | Anthologies - 1834 - 506 pages
...birds have matins said, And sung their thankful hymns ; tis sin, Nay profanation, to keep in ; When, as a thousand virgins on this day Spring sooner than...your foliage, and be seen To come forth, like the spring time, fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown or hair: Fear... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...have mattens said, And sung their thankfull hymnes ; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than...fetch in May ! Rise, and put on your foliage, and be scene To come forth like the spring time, fresh and greene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | Mrs. Charles Meredith - Botanical illustration - 1836 - 400 pages
...have mattens seyd, And sung their thankful liymnes ; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring sooner than...fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage ; and be seene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greeiie, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...have mattens said, And sung thcir thankfull hymnes ; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than the lark, to feteh in May ! Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seene To come forth like the spring time, fresh... | |
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To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and green, And, sweet as Flora... 
