 Aspen good for staves, the Cypress funeral. The Laurel, meed of mighty conquerors And poets sage, the Fir that weepeth still, The Willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The Yew obedient to the bender's will, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mill,...  The Thebaid of Statius - Page 249by Publius Papinius Statius - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...conquerors And poets sage ; the fir that weepeth still; The willow, worn of forlorn paramours ; The yew, obedient to the bender's will ; The birch for shafts; the sallow for the mill ; [wound ; The myrrh sweet-bleeding in the bitter The warlike beech ; the ash for nothing ill ; The... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 842 pages
...the fir that wecpcth still, The willow, worn of forlorn paramours, Tbe yew obedieut, to the header's will, The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill, The myrrh sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike beech, the ash for nothing ill, The fruitful olive,... | |
 | Russell Nevins Bellows - 1881 - 548 pages
...— " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The builder oak, sole king of forests all, The yew, obedient to the bender's will, The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill, The myrrh sweet-bleeding in the bitter wound, The war-like beech, the ash for nothing ill, The fruitful olive,... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - English poetry - 1883 - 326 pages
...sage, the Fir that weepeth still, The Willow worn of forlorn paramours, The Yew obedient to the benders will, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mill, The Myrrh sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike Beech, the Ash for nothing ill, The fruitful Olive,... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - English poetry - 1883 - 498 pages
...sage, the Fir that weepeth still, The Willow worn of forlorn paramours, The Yew obedient to the benders will, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mill, The Myrrh sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike Beech, the Ash for nothing ill, The fruitful Olive,... | |
 | 1889 - 636 pages
...conquerors And poets sage ; the fir that weepeth still, The willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The yew, obedient to the bender's will, The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill, The myrrh, sweet bleeding of the bitter wound, The warlike beech, the ash for nothing ill, The fruitful olive... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - Literature - 1891 - 436 pages
...conquerors And poets sage, the fir that weepeth still, The willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The yew obedient to the bender's will, The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill, The myrrh sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike beech, the ash for nothing ill, The fruitful olive,... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - Biography - 1895 - 460 pages
...conquerors And poets sage, the Fir that weepeth still, The Willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The Yew obedient to the bender's will, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mill, The Myrrh sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike Beech, the Ash for nothing ill, The fruitful Olive,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1896 - 794 pages
...conquerors And poets sage; the Fir, that weepeth still; The Willow, worn of hopeless paramours; The Yew, obedient to the bender's will ; The Birch, for shafts; the Sallow, for the mill; The Myrrh, sweet bleeding in the bitter wound; The warlike Beech ; the Ash, for nothing ill ; The fruitful Olive,... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...And poets sage ; the firre that weepeth still ; The willow, worne of forlorne paramours ; The eugh, minds are carry'd only mirrhe sweete-bleeding in the bitter wound ; The warlike beech ; the ash for nothing ill ; The fruitfull... | |
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