 | 1805 - 948 pages
...pensive ideas of the poe.t. • TO BLOSSOMS. • Fair pledges of a fruitful tree. Why do ye fall to fax ? Your date is not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. • What, were ye born to be An hour or half s... | |
 | 1822 - 688 pages
...temptation of transplanting it to a more congenial soil. To li Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An linur or half's delight,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 456 pages
...spend, And end My wearied years In tears. To Blossoms. I. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do 70 fall so fast? Your date is not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. 2. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight,... | |
 | 1807 - 308 pages
...LITERARY HOURS, by Dr. Drake, Vol. JII. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye.fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What, were. ye born to be An hour or halPs delight... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...shelf, Know virtue taught thee, not thyself. CL. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush, and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half 's delight,... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pages
...love's eye, Bcmain'd the tear of parting sorrow. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful Why do you fall so fast ! Your date is not SO past ; But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at lust. What were you born to be A n hour or two's delight... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 430 pages
...never failing source of the most pleasing reflections : Fair pledges of a fruitful treģi Why do you fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pages
...quiet, The pain without the peace of deatb. TO BLOSSOMS. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fail so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush, and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s deliirht,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 440 pages
...silvery feet, My soul I'll pour into thee. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why dp ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past ; . But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight,... | |
 | 1822 - 440 pages
...neverfailing source of the most pleasing reflections :— Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What! were you born to be An hour or two's delight;... | |
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TO BLOSSOMS. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or... 
