 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 Seiten
...have mattins saidj And sung their thankful hymns : 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than the lark, to fetch in May ! POEM LV1II. | The ceremony of gains " Maying, and the May futivitia, were once of great notoriety... | |
 | 1818 - 502 Seiten
...and how'd toward the cast, Above an hour since ;— it is sin, Nay profanation, to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than the lark, to fetch in May ! Come, myCorinna,come; and comming markc How each field turns a street, each street a parke Made green,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 Seiten
...have mattins said, And sung their thankful hymns; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than...on your foliage, and be seen To come forth like the spring time, fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown, or hair :... | |
 | 1822 - 384 Seiten
...have mattins said, And sung their thankful hymns; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than...on your foliage, and be seen To come forth like the spring time, fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown, or hair :... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 444 Seiten
...birds have mattins said, And sung their thankful hymns : 'tis sin, Nay profanation to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner than...on your foliage, and be seen To come forth like the spring time fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown or hair : Fear... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 Seiten
...hymnes; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring, sooner then the lark, to fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 380 Seiten
...birds have matins said, And sung their thankful hymns; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in ; When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring sooner than the lark, to fetch in May ! The poets of Elizabeth's time abound with similar instances. The door-keeper in Shakspeare's Henry... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 Seiten
...; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand rirgins on this day, Spring sooner then ah Battle," the whistplayer. " A clear fire, a clean hearth, and scene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greens, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1825 - 334 Seiten
...hymnes; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring, sooner then the lark, to fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and greene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 Seiten
...; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day, Spring sooner then the lark, to fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be scene To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and grcene, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels... | |
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Above an hour since, yet you not drest, Nay ! not so much as out of bed ; When all the birds have... 
