Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good, A shining gloss, that fadeth suddenly ; A flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently : A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an... Conversation; or, Shades of difference - Seite 34von Heron - 1821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1822 - 688 Seiten
...shining gloss that fatlcth suddenly, A flower that din when almost in the burl, A brittle glass tbat breaketh presently : A fleeting good, a gloss, a glass,...flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour; As goods when lost are wond'rous seldom found, As faded gloss no nibbing can excite, As flowers when... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1805 - 364 Seiten
...1750. " Beauty is but a vain and fleeting good, " A shining gloss that fadeth suddenly, " A flow'r that dies when almost in the bud, " A brittle glass...presently : — " A fleeting good, a gloss, a glass, a flow'r, " Lost, faded, broken, dead, within an hour. " As goods when lost are wond'rous seldom found,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 Seiten
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently. A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost, are seld' or never found; As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh ; As flowers dead,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 Seiten
...flower that dies, when Brst it 'gins to bud; A brittle glass, that 's broken presently r A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost arc sold or never found, As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh, As flowers dead,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 Seiten
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud i A brittle glass, that's broken presently. A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost, are seld' or never found ; As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh ; As flowers dead,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 Seiten
...flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud ; A brittle glass, that's broken presently. A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost, are seld' or never found ; As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh ; As flowers dead,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...a fleeting good, A shining gloss that fadcth suddenly . A flow'r that dies when almost in the buJ, A brittle glass that breaketh presently. A fleeting good, a gloss, a glass, a flow'r, Lost, faded, broken, dead, within an hour. As goods when lost we know are seldom butyl, As... | |
| 1839 - 894 Seiten
...flower that dies, whenfirst it 'gins to bu d ; A brittle gloss, that's broken presently ; A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower, Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour." We have now to offer some extracts from the poetry of Thomas Lodge, which we believe, however, should... | |
| George Wentworth - 1824 - 378 Seiten
...last me long." BEAUTY 8 VALUE. " Beauty is but a vain, a fleeting good, A shining gloss that fadeth suddenly ; A flower that dies when almost in the bud,...presently. A fleeting good, a gloss, a glass, a flower,, As goods, when lost, we know, are seldom found, As fading gloss no rubbing can excite ; As flowers,... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...A flower that dies, when first it 'gins to bud; A brittle glass that's broken presently: A doubtful good, a gloss, a glass, a flower. Lost, faded, broken, dead within an hour. And as goods lost are seld or never found, As faded gloss no rubbing will refresh, As flowers dead... | |
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