 You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue...  De dichtwerken - Page 456by Willem Bilderdijk - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Percy - 1767 - 420 pages
...light ; You common people of the fkies, What are you when the Sun fhall rife ? 5 Ye violets that firft appeare, By your pure purple mantles known Like the...the Spring were all your own ; What are you when the Rofe is blown ? 10 Ye curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1775 - 448 pages
...of the ikies, What are you when the Sun fhall rife ? 5 Ye violets that firft appeare, By your pore purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the...Spring were all your own ; What ar,e you when the Rofe is blown ? 10 Ye curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...You common people of the fkies, What are you when the fun doth rife ? Ye violets that firft appear, By your pure purple mantles known> Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own, What are you when the rofe is blown ? Ye curious chanters... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...accents, what's your praife When Philomel her voice mall raife ? You violets, that firft appear, 1 1 By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the fpring were all your own, What are you when the Rofe is blown > * Born 1568 ; dyed... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads - 1794 - 426 pages
...you when the Moon fhall rife ? 5 Ye Ye violets that firft appeare, By your pure purple mantles knowfl Like the proud virgins of the yeare, As if the Spring were all your own ; What are you when the Rofe is blown t 19 Ye curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking... | |
 | 1797 - 614 pages
...violets that first appear By your pure purple mantles known, i Like the proud "virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blswn ? " So when my mistress shall be seen, Inform and beauty of her mind, By virtue first,... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...You common people of the skies, What are you, wheu the sun doth rise ? Ye violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What aie you, when the rose is blown ! Ye curious chanters... | |
 | Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, You violets that first appear, By your, pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own ! What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my Mistress... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1807 - 514 pages
...that firft appear, . " By y our pur e purple mantles known, •' Like the proud virgins of the year, " As if the spring were all your own, , " What are you when the rose is blown ? " So when my mistress (hall be seen, " \ajorm and beifufy of her mind, " B) virtue... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...Ye violets lhat first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the prood virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's lays, Thinking your... | |
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