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" Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.... "
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series ... - Page 514
by Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 766 pages
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...Jove's nectar sup, 1 would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me ; Since when it grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 1

George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee Fate a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered...
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Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most ...

John Aikin - 1810 - 386 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And '11 not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup,...not change for thine. ! ^ ' ' ' . I sent thee late a rosy wreath,. Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be ;...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ...

George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ;...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And HI not look for wine. The thirst, that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask alf-embracing lean'd On onr first father ; half her rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be....
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent British ..., Volume 3

New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be ;...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection from the Most Eminent ..., Volume 3

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be ;...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection from the Most Eminent ..., Volume 3

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The-thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine, , But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be ;...
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Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain ...

John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pages
...kisse but in the cup, And I'll not looke for wine. The thirst, that from the soule doth rise, Doth aske a drink divine : But might I of Jove's nectar sup,...It could not withered be. But thou thereon did'st only breathe, And sent'st it back to me : Since when, it growes, and smells, I sweare, Not of itselfe,...
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The Songs of England and Scotland, Volume 1

1835 - 378 pages
...kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine : The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a chance* that there It could not wither'd be:...
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