 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1853 - 838 pages
...pearls of morning dew, Ne'er to be found again. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledgee of a fruitful tree, W hy do you fall so fast ! Your date is not so past ; But...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... | |
 | John Sullivan Dwight - Music - 1853 - 424 pages
...perfection. [To be continued.] BLOSSOMS. BY 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 bom to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good night? 'Twas pity nature brought ye forth,... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...description of her charms. How beautiful are these stanzas. FAIB pledges of a faithful 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 ? 'Tis pity nature brought ye forth... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...o'er, The muse forgot, and thou beloved no more ! POTK. 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. BURNS. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight ; And so to bid good-night ? 'T was pity... | |
 | Emily Percival - American literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...himself, though not of lands And having nothing, yet hath all. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhik To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...landscape, with youth, beauty, flower», and music. This is, and ever must be, true poetry. Tu Blostomt. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so fast t Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here a while, To blush and gently smile, And go at... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - Country life - 1854 - 584 pages
...age, That first spoke peace to man. CAMPBELL. 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 and half's delight, And so to bid good-night ? 'Twos pity nature brought you... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...the desert shall rejoice, and Uosisom as the rose. It shall blussum abundantly. --Isaiah, xxxv. 1, 2. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so...Your date is not so past But you may stay yet here a\vhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What! were ye born to be An hour and half's delight,... | |
 | 1854 - 362 pages
...Ne'er to be found again. Robert Herrick. AIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so fast ? Tour date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile,...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 ? 'Tis pity Nature brought ye forth... | |
 | 1856 - 678 pages
...and guilelessness, and holy peace — where are they i " 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 gciitly smile, And go at lai>t. What ! were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid... | |
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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. 
