 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...trees suffer from this blight."* To Blossoms. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast 1 t me upon my bail, ш an instant. I sciarnbled up with pai 'Го blush and gently smile, And go at last! What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight? And... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...poetry; but that little is worth preserving. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIE pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here a while, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...elegant little poem, and so conclude : ' , , TO BLOSSOMS. " Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why i lt ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may yet stay here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at lust ! " What ! were ye born to be An hour... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, Birt yon may stay here yet awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye horn to be An hour or half's delight, And so to hid good-night ? 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...other large trees suffer from this blight."* To Blottomt. Fur 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 aaa gently smile, And go at last ! What, were ye born to be An hour or hall's delight ? And so to bid... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 482 pages
...pledge« of a fruitful tree, , \Vhy do ye tall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may yet stay here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last ! " What ! were ye born to be An hour or hairs delight, Arid so to bid good nijH : 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth,... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...to complain ? LESSON XXIII. To Blossoms—ROBERT HERRICK. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may...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 ye forth,... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...the best of men in wars of this description. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may...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 Ï Twas pity Nature brought ye forth,... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 pages
...he died, called Bucephalia. LESSON FIFTH. The Blossoms. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay here yet awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's... | |
 | American literature - 1834 - 320 pages
...pledges of a fruitful tree, What, were ye born to be An hour or halPs delight, And so to bid good night 1 Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, Nor fade at last. — Herrick. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. NE W-YO RK: HARPER AND BROTHERS, 82 CLIFF STREET.... | |
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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. 
