 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...be. Tell her, that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That, had'st thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be dcsir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die... | |
 | O Henry, Seymour Reiter - Drama - 1977 - 54 pages
...embarrassed after the light comes through the windows. DELLA: Don't make me blush. JIM: (Speaking) Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired...herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. DELLA: Jim! I didn't know you knew poetry! What fun to learn things about somebody you're married to!... | |
 | Jon Stallworthy - Literary Criticism - 1986 - 422 pages
...SHAKESPEARE Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....Then die - that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! William... | |
 | Cleanth Brooks - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 364 pages
...to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....admired. Then die! that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair! "Go,... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...graces spied That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died, 10 Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired;...admired, Then die that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair. 20... | |
 | David S. Shields - History - 1997 - 386 pages
...to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....admired. Then die! that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair!32 To... | |
 | William Harmon - Literary Collections - 1998 - 386 pages
...to be. Tell her that's young And shuns to have her graces spied, That, hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....admired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee, How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair. COMPOSED... | |
 | Michael Kurland - Fiction - 1998 - 260 pages
...She made me feel lightheaded and poetic. I opened the door for her. "Small is the worth," I recited, "Of beauty from the light retired Bid her come forth,...herself to be desired. And not blush so to be admired." "Well," she said, seating herself and closing the door. "And so early in the morning, too. Is it Andrew... | |
 | Shira Wolosky Weiss - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2001 - 248 pages
...to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied. That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....admired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share. That are so wondrous sweet and fair. This... | |
 | Trevor Hold - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 484 pages
...to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died....Then die - that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair. Edmund... | |
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Go, lovely Rose ! Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That had'st thou sprung In deserts where no men abide,... 
