 Her sweets no longer with her dwells: But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves fall from her, one by one. Such fate ere long will thee betide When thou hast handled been awhile, With sere flowers to be thrown aside; And I shall sigh, while some...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 1541802Full view - About this book
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...kifs'd by none. The virgin rofe, that untouch'd flands, Arm'd with its briers, how fweet it fmells! But pluck'd and ftrain'd through ruder hands, Its fweet...one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When thou haft handled been a while; With fear-flow'rs to be thrown afide, And I fhall figh, while fome will... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1792 - 694 pages
...kifs'd by none. The virgin rofc, that untouch'd ftandf, Arm'd with its briers, how fweet it fmells ! But pluck'd and ftrain'd through ruder hands, Its fweet...by one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When them haft handled been awhile ; With fear-flow'rs to be thrown ande, And I (hall figh, while fome will... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1792 - 652 pages
...briers, how fweet it fmells ! But pluck M and ftrarn'd through ruder hand;. Its fweet no longer \vith it dwells. But fcent and beauty both are gone, And leaves drop from it one by one. Such fate, ete long, will thee betide. When thou hail handled been awhile ; With fear-flow'rs to be thrown aiide,... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...Her sweet no longer with her dwells ; But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves fall from her, one by one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When thou hast handled been a while ! Like sere-flowers to be thrown aside, .'-J!Snd I shall sigh, while some... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...Her sweets no longer with her dwells; But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves fall from her, one by one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When thou hast handled been a while ! Lake sere-flowers * to be thrown aside, And I shall sigh, while some will... | |
 | G. W. Fitzwilliam - English poetry - 1806 - 216 pages
...Her scent no longer with her dwells ; But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves fall from her, one by one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When thou hast handled been awhile ! Like sere flowers to be thrown aside, And I shall sigh, while some will... | |
 | Robert Burns - Dialect literature, Scottish - 1808 - 496 pages
...Her sweet no longer with her dwells ; But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves fall from her, one by one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When thou hast handled been awhile ! Like sere-flowers to be thrown aside, And £ shall sigh, while some will... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...smells ! But pluck'd and stratn'd through ruder hands, Its sweet no longer with it dwells. But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves drop from it...one. Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When thou hast handled been a while ; With sear-flow'rs to be thrown aside, And I shall sigh, while some will... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...smells I But pluck'd and strain'd through ruder hand; Its sweet no longer with it dwells. But scent and beauty both are gone. And leaves drop from it one by one. Such fate, ere lone, will thee betide, When thou hast handled been a while; With sear-flow'rs to be thrown aside,... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 330 pages
...SmeHrf! But pluckt and straito'd thro* ruder hands, Its sweet no longer with it dwells ; But scent and beauty both are gone, And leaves drop from it one by one. ».•••• :< Y Such fate, ere long, will thee betide, When ihon hast handled been a while, With... | |
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