The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields; 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... The Fireside Encyclopaedia of Poetry: Comprising the Best Poems of the Most ... - Page 140edited by - 1881 - 1002 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1785 - 456 pages
...Philomel becometh dumb, And all complain of cares to come : The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields : A honey tongue,...means can move To come, to thee, and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat thanks fit for men f These are but vain : that's... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cup, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither,...no means can move To come to thee and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date — nor age no need, Then these delights... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pages
...Philomel becometh dumb, The rest complain of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields ; A honey tongue...no means can move To come to thee and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need, Then these delights... | |
| 1808 - 506 pages
...rest complain of cares to come. The flow'rs do fade, and wanton fields ' To wayward Winter's reck'ning yields : A honey tongue, a heart of gall, ' . Is fancy's...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed. Had joy no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...heart of grill, la fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy (owns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cup, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither,...no means can move To come to thee and be thy love. Bat could youth last and love still breed, Had joys no date— nor age no need, Then these delights... | |
| John Aikin - 1810 - 386 pages
...rest complains of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reck'ning yields ; A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's...means can move, To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joy no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights... | |
| William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 568 pages
...Philomel becometh dumb, And Age complains of Care to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields, To wayward Winter reckoning yields ; A honey Tongue,...these in me no means can move, To come to thee, and be //"/ Love. Why should we talk of Dainties then, Of better Meat than's fit for Men F These are but vain... | |
| William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 820 pages
...Philomel becometh dumb, And Age complains of Care to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields, To wayward Winter reckoning yields ; A honey Tongue,...studs, All these in me no means can move, To come to tkee, and be thy Love. Why should we talk of Dainties then, Of better Meat than's fit for Men f These... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...delight, each May morning : If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me, and be my love.* Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap,...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...delight, each May morning : If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me, and be my lore«' Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap,...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights... | |
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