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. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night? 'Twas... The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian - Page 3271847Full view - About this book
| British periodicals - 1822 - 688 pages
...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. What, were ye born to be An linur or half's delight, And so to bid good night? Tis pity Nature brought you forth, Merely to show... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...tree, , Why do ye fell so fast ? !,; I Your date is not so past ; j :i--. But you may stay yet here awhile, ; To 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 Merely to shew your... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...date is not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. 2. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight,...good-night ? Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. 3. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things... | |
| 1807 - 308 pages
...fruitful tree, Why do ye.fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What, were. ye born to be An hour or halPs delight . And so to bid good-night ? Twas pity nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth,... | |
| Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...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....born to be An hour or half 's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Twas pity nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. But... | |
| 1814 - 570 pages
...of a fruitful tree, Why do you 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. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight ; A nd so to bid good night ; Twas pity nature brought you... | |
| 1823 - 496 pages
...Your date M not so past, Bat you may stay yet here awhile, To blush und gently smile, And go at lost. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight, And so to bid good night? Tis pity Nature brought you forth, Merely to show your worth, And so to lose you quite.... | |
| Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...of a fruitful tre»i Why do you 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. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight ; And so to bid good night ! •Twas pity Nature brought you... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fail so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush, and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s deliirht, And MI to bid good night ? •Twas pity Nature .brought ye forth, Merely to shew your worth,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 440 pages
...of a fruitful tree, Why dp 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. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night ? But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things... | |
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