 | William Shakespeare - 1803
...sensible, Than are the tender horns of cockled snails; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste: For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Ilesperides? Subtle as sphinx; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803
...Than are the tender horns of cockled snails ; Love's tongne proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste : For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides ? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803
...loweft found, When the fufpicious head of theft is ftopp'd.[4] Love's feeling is more foft and fenfible, Than are the tender horns of cockled fnails : Love's...Still climbing trees in the Hefperides ? Subtle as fphinx ; as fweet and mufical As bright Apollo's lute ftrung with his hair ;\j] And when love fpeaks,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803
...loweft found, When the fufpicious head of theft is ftopp'd.[4] Love's feeling is more foft and fenfible, .Than are the tender horns of cockled fnails : Love's...Still climbing trees in the Hefperides : Subtle as fphinx ; as fweet and mufical As bright Apollo's lute ftrung with hia hair ;[$] And when love fpeaks,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805
...Than are the tender horns of cockled 2 snails; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste ; For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides? 3 Subtle as sphinx; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805
...sensible, Than are the tender horns of cockled' snails; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides ? 2 Subtle as sphinx; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806
...Than are the tender horns of cockled2 snails; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste ; For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides?3 Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair;4... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807
...Than are the tender horns of cockled snails ; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste : For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides ? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810
...Than are the tender horns of cockled snails ; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste : , For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811
...sensible, Than are the tender horns of cockled1 snails; Love's tongue proves dainty Bacchus gross in taste: For valour, is not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hespcrides?2 Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair;... | |
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Subtle as sphinx: as sweet and musical As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. 
