 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 pages
...Ever welcome to my door ! THE ROSE. HOW fair is the rofe ! what a beautiful flow'r ! In furnmer fo fragrant and gay ! But the leaves are beginning to...an hour, And they wither and die in a day. Yet the rofe has one pow'rful virtue to boaft, Above all the flow'rs of the field : When its leaves are all... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...§ 83. rheRofc. Watts. How fair is'the Rofe ! what a beautiful flow'rl The glory of April and May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. Vet the rofe has one powerful virtue to boaft, Above all the flow'rs of the field : [loft, When its... | |
 | Isaac Watts - English poetry - 1807 - 410 pages
...in sport.' THE ROSE. How fair is the rose ! what a beantiful flower ! The glory of April and May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And...they wither and die in a day. Yet the rose has one powerftd virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field : When its leaves are all dead, and fine... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...§61. TlieHosr. Watts. Hmv fair is the Rose! \vlrnt a beautiful flow'r! The glory of April and May ! tless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. In ev'ry J"et the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flow'rs of the field : [lost, When its... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Children's poetry - 1800 - 82 pages
...Sport." SONG III. The Rofe. How fair is the Rofe ! what a beautiful Flow'r ! The Glory of April and May : But the Leaves are beginning to fade in an Hour, And they wither and die in a Day. Yet the Rofe has one powerful Virtue to boaft, Above all the Flow'rs of the Field : When its Leaves are all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...fair is the rose! what a heautiful flower! The --'lory of April and May ! Bio the leaves are heginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. Yet thr rose has one powerful virtue to hoast, .Still how sweet a perfume it will yield! So frail is the... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 574 pages
...sport." HI. The Rote. 1 HOW fair is the Rose ! what a beautiful flow' r ! The glory of April and May : But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. s Vet the Rote has onepowerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field : When its leaves... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...PROMISCtOUS PIECES. 1»7 '• SECTION VII. THE BOSE. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flow'r! In summer so fragrant and gay! But the leaves are...they wither and die in a day. Yet the rose has one pow'rful virtue to boast, Above all the flow'rs of the field: Whewits leaves are all dead, and fine... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1816 - 236 pages
...which ne'er decay. COTTON. SECTION IX. The, Rose. 1. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flow'rl In summer so fragrant and gay! But the leaves are...fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. 2. Yet the rose has one pow'rful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field: When its leaves... | |
 | Albert Picket - Spellers - 1819 - 258 pages
...beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May : But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, An(f they wither and die in a day. Yet the rose has one powerful beauty to boast Above all the flowers of the field : When its leaves are all dead, and fine colours... | |
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HOW fair is the rose ! What a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ; But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour. And they wither and die in a day. Yet... 
