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" 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... "
Gleanings from the English poets, Chaucer to Tennyson, with biogr. notices ... - Page 54
by English poets - 1862
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The English Poets: Ben Jonson to Dryden

Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 528 pages
...to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I '11 not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. EPIGRAMS. To MY MERE ENGLISH CENSURER. To thee, my way in Epigrams seems new, When both it is the old...
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Ben Jonson to Dryden

Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 536 pages
...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...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. EPIGRAMS. i To MY MERE ENGLISH CENSURER. ~ To thee, my way in Epigrams seems new, When both it is the...
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The quiver of love, a collection of valentines ancient & modern, by B.M ...

Boyd Montgomerie M. Ranking - 1880 - 214 pages
...The thirst, that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine : But might I of Jove's nectar sip, I would not change for thine. I sent thee, late, a...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. Ben Jonson. AT PARTING. WEEP not, my dear, for I shall go Laden enough with my own woe ; Add not thy...
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A Festival of Art, Poetry and Song: Selections from the Greatest Poets of ...

Frederick Saunders - 1880 - 474 pages
...late a rosy wreath, not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there it could not wither'd be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, and sent'st...grows, and smells, I swear, not of itself, but thee. His song, entitled The Grace of Simplicity, is one of the most characteristic of its author : — Still...
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Old favourites from the elder poets, with a few newer friends, a selection ...

Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 pages
...aught I know, he knew as much as I. BEN. yONSON. O Rare Ben Jonson. [Monument in Westminster Abbey.} TO CELIA. Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. ON MY FIRST SON. Farewell ! thou child of my right hand, and joy ; My sin was too much hope of thee,...
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Household horticulture, by T. and J. Jerrold

Tom Jerrold - 1881 - 218 pages
...imparted to it by some love-lorn maid. This idea is suggested in the following lines by Ben Jon son: " I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring...grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee." But beauty, bloom, and scent do not exhaust the list of qualifications which have raised the rose to...
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Our Poetical Favorites: A Selection from the Best Minor Poems of the English ...

1881 - 520 pages
...Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself but thee. BEN JONSON. Tell her, oh, tell her. TELL her, oh, tell her, the lute she left lying Beneath the green...
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The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by ..., Volume 2

Matthew Arnold - 1882 - 524 pages
...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...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. EPIGRAMS. To MY MERE ENGLISH CENSURER. To thee, my way in Epigrams seems new, When both it is the old...
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Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry

Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 pages
...Jove's nectar sup I would iiot change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring e insect swarms From their dark nooks and coverts...Seemed now as though it had no canso to mourn Its b GOOD LIFE, LONG LIFE. It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make men better be ; Or standing...
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The Household Book of Poetry

Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee, late, a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thce, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered...it back to me ; Since when, it grows, and smells, 1 swear, Not of itself, but thee. PHILOUTBATCB. (Greek.) Translation of BEN JONSON. Song. SHE is not...
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