 A bed of lilies flower upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose ; Whose sweet aspect would force Narcissus seek New liveries, and fresher colours choose To deck his beauteous head in snowy 'tire ; But all in vain : for who can hope t...  The Purple Island, a Poem - Seite 152von Phineas Fletcher - 1816 - 190 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 Seiten
...it st-ciu'd, that two fair rainbows show'd [cloud. Above their sparkling Suns, without or rain or '" A bed of lilies flow'r upon her cheek, And in the...beauteous head in snowy 'tire ; But all in vain : for who ca>i hope t1 aspire To such a fair, which none attain, but all admire? •"• Her ruby lips lock up... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 Seiten
...And ready shafts ; deadly those weapons show ; Yet sweet the death appear'd, lovely that deadly blow. A bed of lilies flow'r upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose ; * Chastity. Whose sweet aspect would force Narcissus seek New liveries, and fresher colours choose... | |
 | 1820 - 404 Seiten
...And ready shafts ; deadly those weapons show ; Yet sweet the death appear'd, lovely that deadly blow. A bed of lilies flow'r upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose ; * Chastity. Whose sweet aspect would force Narcissus seek New liveries, and fresher colours choose... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - 1823 - 498 Seiten
...; Rosy-blushes ; Rosy-dawns, &c. &c. It is commonly united with the lily : " A bed of lilies flower upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose." P. FLETCHER. " Rosed all in lovely crimson are thy cheeks, Where beauties indeflourishing abide, And... | |
 | 1820 - 406 Seiten
...And ready shafts ; deadly those weapons show ; Yet sweet the death appear'd, lovely that deadly blow. A bed of lilies flow'r upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose ; * Chastity. Whose sweet aspect would force Narcissus seek New liveries, and fresher colours choose... | |
 | Henry Phillips - 1825 - 414 Seiten
...basket-work. FRESHNESS, OR BLOOM OF COMPLEXION. DAMASK ROSE, OB THE ROSE OF DAMASCUS. " A bed of lilies flower upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose." P. Fletcher. '-— " She never told her love; But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud, Prey on... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 Seiten
...thirty of the seventeenth. Almost nothing is known of their private history. DESCRIPTION OF PARTHENIA. A BED of lilies flow'r upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling rose ; To deck his beauteous head in snowy 'tire ; But all in vain : for who can hope t' aspire To such... | |
 | Lucy Hooper - 1842 - 304 Seiten
...the sweetest flower wild Nature yields, A fresh-blown Musk Rose. ANON. 10 003) A bed of Lilies flower upon her cheek, And in the midst was set a circling Rose. P. FLETCHER. ITS velvet lips the bashful Rose began To show, and catch the kisses of the sun : Some... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 Seiten
...ready shafts ; deadly those weapons show ; Yet sweet the death appear'd, lovely that deadly blow. * * * progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a t' aspire To such a fair, which none attain, but all admire ! Her ruby lips lock up from gazing sight... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...Yet sweet the death appear'd, lovely that deadly blow. • * * A bed of lilies flow'r upon her check, more of heavenly light, Bo it the fairer body doth procure To habit in, and it more fairly t' aspire To such a fair, which none attain, but all admire I Her ruby lips lock up from gazing sight... | |
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