A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten ; In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy... Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ... - Página 174por Thomas Percy - 1844Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1823 - 858 páginas
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy Love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than's fit for men ? These are but vain : that's... | |
| 1823 - 772 páginas
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can muve To come to thee, and be thy Love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than's... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 518 páginas
...break, soon wither, soonforgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy Love. What, should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat thansfitfor men ? These are but vain: that's... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1824 - 516 páginas
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and toy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to fhee, and be thy Love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than s fit for men ? These... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 páginas
...Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs ; All these...love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date — nor age no need, Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee and be thy... | |
| Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829 - 810 páginas
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can more, To come to tbee, and be thy lore. But But fading flowers in every field To winter floods their... | |
| 1834 - 480 páginas
...straw and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, Can me with no enticements move To live with thee, and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date, had age no need, Then those delights my mind might move To live with thee, and be thy... | |
| Garland - 1836 - 246 páginas
...Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, % Thy coral clasps and amber studs ; All these...love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights my mind might move, To live with thee, and be thy... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1836 - 358 páginas
...Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten; lu folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs, All these...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties, then, Of better meat than 's fit for men ? These are but vain : that... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 páginas
...from Marlowe, without acknowledging the truth of Sir W. Raleigh's answer: Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs, All these...no means can move To come to thee and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than's fit for men ? These are but vain, that's... | |
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