 The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes; The faded rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves : But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May.  The Retrospective Review - Page 2341822Full view - About this book
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...refumes, And eagles change their aged plumes, The faded rofe each fpring receives A frefh red tinfture on her leaves; But if your beauties once decay, You never know a fecond May. Oh then be wife, and whilft your feafon Affords you days for fport, do reafon; Spend not... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...love in aged veins. Oh, love me then ! and now begin it; Let us not lose this present minute ! For time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age...tincture on her leaves ; But if your beauties once decay, Oh then be wise ! and, whilst your season Affords you days for sport, do reason ! Spend not in vain... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...love in aged veins. Oh, love me then ! and now begin it; Let us not lose this present minute ! For time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age...plumes ; The faded rose each spring receives A fresh qptl tincture on her leaves ; But if your beauties once decay, THOMAS CAREW. Oh then be wise ! and,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...of love in aged veins. Oh love me then, and now begin it, Let us not lose this present minute: For time and age will work that wrack Which time or age...beauties once decay, You never know a second May. Ob, then be wise, and whilst your season Affords you days for sport, do reason; Spend not in vain your... | |
 | 1810 - 570 pages
...following lines of Carew, with which we shall close our remarks on his poems: ' The snake each year new skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes;...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leave* : But if your beauties once decay, Tut ruvtr knew a second May," We have a word to address to... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
...of love in aged veins. Oh, love me then ! and now begin it; Let us not lose this present minute! For time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age...beauties once decay, You never know a second May. 5 Oh then be wise! and, whilst your season Affords you days for sport, do reason! Spend not in vain... | |
 | 1828 - 454 pages
...For time and age will worke that wrack Which time not age shall nere call back. The snake each yeare fresh skin resumes And eagles change their aged plumes...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leavei : But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. Oh, then, be wise, and whilst... | |
 | Thomas Carew - 1824 - 252 pages
...For time and age will worke that wrack Which time or age shall ne're call backe. The snake each yeare fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes...tincture on her leaves : But if your beauties once decay, Oh then be wise, and whilst your season Affords you dayes for sport, doe reason ; Spend not in vaine... | |
 | Thomas Carew - 1824 - 252 pages
...For time and age will worke that wrack Which time or age shall ne're call backe. The snake each yeare fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes...tincture on her leaves : But if your beauties once decay, Oh then be wise, and whilst your season Affords you dayes for sport, doe reason ; Spend not in vaine... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...out. Lore, angier, pride, and avarice, all visibly move in those little orbs.—Speetator. DCCCLXXXVI. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles...beauties once decay, You never know a second May. O then be wise, and whilst your season Affords you days for sport, do reason; Spend not in vain your... | |
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