 | Oxford city, Holywell music room - 1808 - 170 pages
...would ride. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have pluckt it ? Ha' you mark'd but the fall of the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it? Ha' you felt the wool o' the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have tasted the bag o' the bee ? Oh !... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...there triumphs to the life, All the gain, all the good, of the elements' strife. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it •' Have you mark'd but the fall of the snow, Before the soul hath smutch'd it ? Have you felt the wool of the beaver... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 pages
...! " Have you seen but a bright lily grow, " Before rude hands have touch' d it ? " Have you mark'd but the fall of the snow, " Before the soil hath smutch'd it Î " Have you felt the wool of the beaver? " Or swan's down ever ? " Or have smelt o' the bud o' the... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 472 pages
...the wheel. Have you seen but a bright Illy grow, Before rude 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 474 pages
...saltus. WHAL. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 pages
...alone there triumphs to the life All the gain, all the good of the elements' strife. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude 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 bever... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...elements' strife. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it ? Ha' you mark'd but the fall of the snow Before the soil hath smutch'd it? Ha' you felt the wool of beaver ? Or swan's down ever? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the briar 1 •... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...elements' strife. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it ? Ha' you mark'd but the fall of the snow Before the soil hath smutch'd it ? Ha' you felt the wool of beaver f Or swan's down ever? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the briar ? Or... | |
 | Sarney (major, fict. name.) - 1825 - 816 pages
...was paid his wages, and wrung his hanks, as became him, in silence. CHAPTER VII. Have you seen but a bright lily grow. Before rude hands have touch•d it ? Have you mark'd but the fall of the snow. Before the toil hath smulch'd it ? Have you felt the down of the beaver,... | |
 | Ancient ballads - 1827 - 270 pages
...alone there triumphs to the life All the gain, all the good of the elements' strife. Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude 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,... | |
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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... 
