 | Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...fragrancy, colour, and shape. How fair is the rose/ what a brant ifni 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 1 1 The Hon. W. Spencer mentioned to Lord Erskine a remarkable instance of these ephemera in a whitish... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...thou lovely rose. Watts. 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...rose has one powerful virtue to boast Above all the flow'rs of the field ; When its leaves are all dead, and fine colours are lost, Still how sweet a perfume... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...far thee ? ri THE ROSE. 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...in a day. Yet the rose has one powerful virtue to boost. Above all the flow'rs of the field : When its leaves are all dead, aad fine colours are Still... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1828 - 188 pages
...what a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ; — But the leaves are beginning to fade hi mi hour, And they wither and die in a day. Yet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast Above all the flow'rs of the field ; When its leaves are all dead, and fine colours are lost, Still liow sweet a... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Children's poetry, English - 1829 - 76 pages
...sport." SONG HI. THE ROSE. 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...rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flow'rs of the field : When its leaves are all dead, and fine colours are lost, Still how sweet a perfume... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...fair is the rose! What a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ; But the leaves are begiuning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. et the rose has one powerful virtue to hoast Ahove aB the flowers of the field. When its leaves are... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Children's poetry, English - 1830 - 84 pages
...heav'n. SONG V. The Rose. 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...die in a day. Yet the Rose has one powerful virtue When its leaves are all dead, and fine colours are lost, Still how sweet a perfume it frill yield.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children's poetry - 1831 - 178 pages
...Evergreens, which ne'er decay. SECTION IX. The Rose. I, How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flow*r! 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 powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field : Whpn its leaves... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1835 - 180 pages
...Evergreens, which ne'erf decay. SEC'TION IX. The Rose. ' 1. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flow'r! In summer so fragrant and gay ! But the leaves are...beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a dav. 2. Yet the rose has one pow'rful vir'tue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field : When its... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1836 - 290 pages
...and die away : Then pursue good sense and duty, Evergreens, which ne'er decay ! COTTON. SECTION IX. The rose. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful...rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flow'rs of the field : When its leaves are all dead, and its fine colours lost, Still how sweet a perfume... | |
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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... 
