A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten ; In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy... Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ... - Page 220by George Ellis - 1811Full view - About this book
| Ballads, English - 1782 - 348 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ftraw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clafps, and amber ftuds, All thofe in me no means can move, To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth laft, and love flill breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need; Then thefe delights my mind might move,... | |
| Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ftraw, and ivy buds, Thy coral claips, and amber ftuds, All thefe in me no means can move, To come to thee, and be thy love. B«t But could youth laft, and love ftill breed, Had joy no date, nor age no need ; Then thefe delights... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1785 - 456 pages
...thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...means can move To come, to thee, and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat thanks fit for men f These are but vain : that's... | |
| William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 632 pages
...reafon rotten. " Thy belt of ftraw, and ivy buds, " Thy coral clafps, and amber ftuds ; " All thefe in me no means can move " To come to thee, and be thy love. " What (hould we talk of dainties then, " Of better meat than's fit for men ? 'Mercy on me! I have... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 606 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ftraw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clafps, and amber ftuds ; All thefe in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. What mould we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than's fit for men ? • The conclulion of this... | |
| Beauties - Anthologies - 1794 - 236 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ftraw, and ivie buds, Thy coral elafps, and amber ftuds; All thefe in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth laft, and love fiill breed, Had joyes no date, nor age no need; Then thofe delights my mind might move... | |
| Beauties - Anthologies - 1794 - 228 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ftraw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clafps, and amber ftuds; All thefe in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth laft, and love ftill breed, Had joyes no date, nor age no need; Then thofe delights my mind might more... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 756 pages
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me...means can move, To come to thee, and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than's fit for men ? * The conclusion of this... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...Some break, some wither, some forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason louui. ANOTHER SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE. Thy belt of straw, and ivy buds; Thy coral clasps, and amber studs; All these in me HO means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 pages
...reason rotten. -,,Thy belt -of str.rw, and ivy !n?j. , ,,Thy coral clasps, aud amber stu<is ; .,,A11 these -in .me no means can move ,,To come to thee, and be thy love. .,,What should we 4alk -of d.tiuties -then, ,,0f better meat \hau's fit for men ? ,,,These arc bnt... | |
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