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" Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good, A shining gloss, that fadeth suddenly ; A flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently : A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an... "
Conversation; or, Shades of difference - Page 34
by Heron - 1821
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 2

Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...A flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud; A brittle glass that's broken presently: A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost are seld or never found, As flowers dead lie wither'd on the ground, As broken glasa...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently : A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost are seld or never found, As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh, As flowers dead,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 638 pages
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that 's broken presently : A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost are seld or never found, As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh, As flowers dead,...
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Sketches of the Life and Genius of Shakspeare ...

David Paul Brown - 1838 - 86 pages
...less striking on that account. " Beauty is but a vain, a fleeting good, A shining gloss that fadeth suddenly, A flower that dies when almost in the bud,...flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. As goods when lost we know are seldom found, As faded gloss no rubbing can excite, As flowers when...
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud; A brittle glass, that's broken presently ; A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as good lost, is seld or never found, As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh, As flowers dead,...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 45

Scotland - 1839 - 894 pages
...flower that dies, when 6rst it 'gins to bad ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently ; A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower. Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. " We have now to offer some extracts from the poetry of Thomas Lodge, which we believe, however, should...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 pages
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently ; A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as good lost, is seld or never found, As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh, As flowers dead,...
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The plays and poems of Shakespeare, according to the improved ..., Volume 15

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 338 pages
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to Imd ; A brittle glass, that 's broken presently : A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower. Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost are seld or never found ; As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh ; As flowers dead...
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A grammar of the English language

Emanuel del Mar - 1842 - 136 pages
...; as, Beauty is but a vain, a fleeting good,— A shining gloss, that fadeth suddenly,— A flow'r that dies, when almost in the bud,— A brittle glass, that breaketh frequently,— A fleeting good, a gloss, a glass, a flow'r,— Lost, faded, broken, dead, within an...
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The Works of William Shakspeare: The Text Formed from an Intirely ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 600 pages
...'gins to bud ; ; •<-'-.'. -A. brittle glass, that's broken presently : \'f -:'••' A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, .-;• ••'•'. Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. £t' : And as goods lost are seld or never found, •^ .-. As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh ;...
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