 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...etegaat. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That, liadst thou sprung In desarts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....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,... | |
 | Mary Jane Mackenzie - English fiction - 1821 - 304 pages
...shade." " Nonsense, my dear," exclaimed Mrs. Mowbray. — " The poet tells the truth when he says — Small is the worth Of beauty, from the light retired...forth ; Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush »o to be admirud. " A very superfluous exhortation indeed," said Mr. Mowbray, "and as mischievous... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 pages
...light retir'd : Bid her come tbith, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd ! Then die! — that she The common fate 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.... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...light retir'd : Bid her come foith, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd ! Then die ! — that she The common fate 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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...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 The common fate of all things rare May read in thee : How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! TO PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...fair she seems to be ' Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That, had'st thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have...died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd, Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die... | |
 | Henry Phillips - Ornamental trees - 1823 - 350 pages
...Waller : Song to a Rose. " Tell her that's young And shuns to have her graces spy'd, • That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died." M 2 presage of the good odour that would some day scatter his poetry. Painters represent Saint Dorothy... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - Floriculture - 1825 - 516 pages
...fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spy'd, ' That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide Thou must have...she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair." WALLEB. " Looke as... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - English poetry - 1827 - 486 pages
...and fair she seems to be. 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...she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. [Yet, though thou... | |
 | Thomas Lyle - Ballads, English - 1827 - 272 pages
...and fair she seems to be. 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...died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die!... | |
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Go, lovely Rose ! Tell her that wastes her 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 spied, That had'st thou sprung In deserts where no men abide,... 
