| English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...alas, " Man is sin, and flesh is grass !" [From the Orpharion, 1599, 4to.] CUPID abroad was 'lated in the night, His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes: I heard the boy complain, I oped the door, and granted his desire ; 1 rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Looking more narrow,... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...sin. and flesh is grass I" SONNET. [From Grade's " Orpharion," 1509, 4to.J, CUPID abroad was 'lated in the night, His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain ; I op'd the door, and granted his desire ; Looking more narrow, by the fire's flame I spied his quiver... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 482 pages
...plumes : I heard the boy complain ; I op'd the door, and granted his desire ; I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Looking more narrow, by the fire's flame I spied his quiver hanging by his back; Doubting the boy might my misfortune frame, I would have gone, for fear of farther wrack,... | |
| Poetical rhapsody - 1814 - 290 pages
...strings do break. ANACREON'S THIRD ODE. From Robert Greene's " Orpharion." C^UPID abroad, was lated in the night; His wings were wet, with ranging in...flight; To dry his plumes, I heard the Boy complain. I op'd the door, and granted his desire; Prying more narrow by the fire's flame, I spy'd his quiver... | |
| Francis Davison - English poetry - 1826 - 290 pages
...Venus strave, When each desired it to have. TS ANACREON'S THIRD ODE, OTHERWISE. CUPID abroad, was lated in the night; His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain; I op'd the door, and granted his desire ; I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Prying more narrow... | |
| Poetical rhapsody - 1826 - 294 pages
...Venus strave, When each desired it to have. TS ANACREONS THIRD ODE, OTHERWISE. CUPID abroad, was lated in the night; His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain; I op'd the door, and granted his desire ; I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Prying more narrow... | |
| Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 338 pages
...swam ; yet this I learned then, Fair women are rich jewels unto men. SONNET. CUPID abroad was lated in the night, His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain ; I op'd the door, and granted his desire, I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Looking more narrow... | |
| Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 340 pages
...swam ; yet this I learned then, Fair women are rich jewels unto men. SONNET. CUPID abroad was lated in the night, His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain ; I op'd the door, and granted his desire, I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Looking more narrow... | |
| Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 340 pages
...swam ; yet this I learned then, Fair women are rich jewels unto men. V SONNET. CUPID abroad was lated in the night, His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight, To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain ; I op'd the door, and granted his desire, I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Looking more narrow... | |
| Rosaline Orme Masson - English poetry - 1876 - 460 pages
...desires gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? A VISIT FROM CUPID. 2 Cupid abroad was lated in the night; His wings were wet with ranging in the...flight To dry his plumes : I heard the boy complain, I op'd the door and granted his desire; I rose myself, and made the wag a fire. Doubting the boy might... | |
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