 | Ben Jonson - 1640 - 190 pages
...bright Lillie growe, Before the soyle hath smutch'd it? Ha' you felt the wooll of Bever ? Or Swans Downe ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the Brier? Or the Nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the Bee ? O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she! His discourse... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 pages
...the foil hath fmutch'd it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver? Or fwan's down ever ? Or have fmelt o' the bud o' the brier} Or the nard i' the fire ? Or have tafted the bag of the bee ? O,fo white! O.foloft: O, fo fweet is fct '. Seng. In tie S*J Sbefbert.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...fall o' the snow Before the soyle hath smutch'd it ? Ha' you felt the wooll of bever? Or swan's downc ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the brier ? Or the nard in the fire " Or have tasted the bag ut the bee ' O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she ! V. RIS... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...fall o* the snow Before the soyle hath smutch'd it ? Ha' you felt the wool I of bever? Or swan's downe ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the brier ? Or the ii, M! in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee > O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she... | |
 | Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pages
...hands have pluck't it ? Ha' you mark'd but the fall o'the snow, Before the soil has smutch'd it ? Ha' you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o'the bud o'the briar, Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white ! O... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 474 pages
...hands have touch'd it ? Have you mark'd but the fall of the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver? Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud of the, brier f Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tttsted the bag of the bee ? O, so white ! O, so... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 472 pages
...hands have touch'd it ? Have you mark'd but the fall of the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver ? Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud of the brier ? Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O, so white ! O, so soft... | |
 | 1817 - 522 pages
...hands have touch'd it .' Have you mark'd but the fall o' the snow Before the soil hath smutch'd it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud of the briar, Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white ! O so soft... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...be nothing invidious in giving. In conveying an idea of female softness and sweetness, he asks — " Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or smelt of the bud of the briar, Orthenardinthefirel" Now " the swan's down" is a striking and beautiful... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...be nothing invidious in giving. In conveying an idea of female softness and sweetness, he asks — " Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or smelt of the bud of the briar, Or the nard in the fire!" Now " the swan's down" is a striking and beautiful... | |
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Have you marked but the fall of the snow, Before the soil hath smutched it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the brier ? Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white !... 
