 For soon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear ; At this, thy living bloom will fade, As that will strip the verdant shade : Our taste of pleasure then is o'er ; The feather'd songsters love no more ; And when they droop, and we...  The Works of David Mallet - Page 15by David Mallet - 1759 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Songs, Scots - 1714 - 430 pages
...day, A - mong the fhades i^H— i¥K of En - der may. For foon the winter of the year, And age, like's winter, will appear : At this thy living bloom muft fade ; As that will ftrip the verdant made. Our tafte of pleafure then is o'er ; The feather'd fongfters love no more ; And when they droop,... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - Ballads, English - 1750 - 492 pages
...them, improve the hour that flies"; And in loft rap:ures walle the day Among the biiks of Invermay. II. For foon the winter of the year, And age. life's winter, will appear, At this thy living bloom will fade, *U that wil; itrip the verdant ftude : Our Our tafle of pleafure then h o'er, The feather'd... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1781 - 720 pages
...improve the hour that flies, In pious works employ the day, And join at night, to praife and pray. For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear; At this,, thy vivid fenfe will fade, As that will ftrip the verdant fhade ; Improving time will then be o'er, Youth's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 368 pages
...fpray, Love melts the univerfal lay. Lefus, Amanda, timely wife, Like them improve the hour that flies ; And, in foft raptures, wafte the day, Among the fhades...winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear i At this, thy living bloom muft fade; As that will ftrip the verdant made. Our tafte of pleafure then... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...wife, Like them improve the hour that flies ; And, in foft raptures, wafte the day, Among the Ihades of Endermay. II. For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear i At this, thy living bloom muft fade; As that will ftrip the verdant fhade. Our tafte of pleafure... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 410 pages
...wife, Like them improve the hour that flies j And, in foft raptures, wafte the day, Among the ftiades of Endermay. II. For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appeari At this, thy living bloom muft fade}; As that will ftrip the verdant fhade. Our tafte of pleafure... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1781 - 384 pages
...Hi« praife in er'ry lodge refound. And in foft raptures wafte the day Among the birks of Endcrmay. For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear: Ac this thy living bloom will fade, As that will (trip the verdant (hade: Our taflc of pleafure then... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1782 - 318 pages
...them, improve the hour that flies, And in foft raptures wafte the day Among the birks of Invermay. For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear ; At this thy lively bloom will fade, As that vvill ft rip the verdant (hade : Our tuft c of pleafure then is o'er,... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1782 - 348 pages
...them improve the hour that flies, And in faft raptures watte the day Amang the birks of Invermay. • For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear;At this thy lively bloom will fade, As that will ftrip the verdant fhade ; Our tafte of pleafure... | |
 | New vocal enchantress - 1788 - 344 pages
...wife, Like them improve the hour that flies, And in foft raptures wafte the day the birks of Endermay . For foon the winter of the year, And age, life's winter, will appear;. At this thy living bloom will fade, As that w ill ftrip the verdant fhade : Our tafte of pleafure then is o'er, The feather... | |
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