| Half hours - 1847 - 614 pages
...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 uncommended died....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." WALLEJJ.... | |
| Garland - 1847 - 104 pages
...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 uncommended died....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 !... | |
| Bits - Anthologies - 1847 - 88 pages
...be. And shuns to have her graces spied, Toll her, that's young, That, had'st thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, And not blush so to be admir'd. Suffer herself to be desir'd, Then die... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That, had'st thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Ihou ingling as Dr Boteler said of strawberries, " Doubtleu Cod could have retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush во to be adniir'd. Then... | |
| Robert Mackenzie Daniel - 1848 - 322 pages
...spirit of the gentle Alice had passed away with that of her muchloved and only parent. CHAPTER VI. " Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired, — Bid her come forth I Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired." " HERE is a letter each for you young... | |
| Electronic journals - 1874 - 714 pages
...— "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 uncommended died....herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired." JWW PALINDROME. — I have met with the following one in Camden's Remaines. Camden says, — " I will... | |
| Electronic journals - 1894 - 668 pages
...had quoted another stanza from Waller I should have made the parallel more complete :— Small ¡i the worth Of beauty from the light retired; Bid her come forth, Buffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. The quotation from Bernard Barton shows... | |
| Benjamin Hall Kennedy - Classical languages - 1850 - 364 pages
...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 uncommended died....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. Apis... | |
| John Coleman (of Dover.) - Europe - 1851 - 892 pages
...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 uncommended died....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 ! "... | |
| Charles Mackay - Ballads, English - 1851 - 332 pages
...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 uncommended died....Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired : Kid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired. And not blush so to be admired. . Then die ! that... | |
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