| 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 delight ; And so to bid good-night ? 'Twas pity Nature... | |
| British periodicals - 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...awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An linur or half's delight, And so to bid good night? Tis pity Nature brought... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, , Why do ye fell so fast ? !,; I Your date is not so past ; j :i--. 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 ; ', And so to bid good-night ? 'Twas pity Nature... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 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...go at last. 2. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight, And so to bid good-night ? Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth,... | |
| 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 - English poetry - 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...awhile To blush, and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half 's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Twas pity nature brought... | |
| 1814 - 558 pages
...false love's eye, Renaain'd the tear of parting sorrow. TO BLOSSOMS, PAIR pledges of a fruitful tre^, Why do you fall so fast .' Your date is not so past...awhile. To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight ; And so to bid good night ; Twas pity nature brought... | |
| 1814 - 570 pages
...its morrow ; Xor longer in my false love's eye, ' Bcraaiu'd tint tear of parting sorrow. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so...awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight ; A nd so to bid good night ; Twas pity nature brought... | |
| 1814 - 556 pages
...in my false 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...here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at lust. What were you born to be A n hour or two's delight ; And so to bid good night ; "Twas pity nature... | |
| 1814 - 564 pages
...parting M'rrow. TO BLOSSOMS. PAIR pledges of afruitful tree, Why do you fall so fast i Your date i> not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile. To blush and gently smile ; And So at tost. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight; And so to bid gocd night ; 'Twas pity... | |
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