We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring! As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the Summer's rain; Or as the pearls of morning's dew Ne'er to be found again. The Retrospective Review - Seite 1621822Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1805 - 948 Seiten
...have ai short a spring; A^ quick a growth to meet Decay. As you, or anv thing. We die, As your hourt do, and dry Away, Like to the Summer's rain ; Or as...pearls of Morning'* dew, Ne'er to be found again.* Page 144. " The cultivation of descriptive poetry had, during the prior half of the seventeenth century,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1804 - 572 Seiten
...stay, as you, We. have as short a Spring ; As quick a growth to meet Decay, As you, or any thing. W« die, As your hours do, and dry Away, Like to the Summer's rain ; Or as the pearls of Morning's dew Ne'er to be found again. Page 144. The cultivation of DESCRIPTIVE Poetry had, during... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1810 - 278 Seiten
...excelled in the moral, and pathetic. His choice of measure too is admirably adapted to the strain. As quick a growth to meet decay, As you, or any thing...the pearls of morning dew Ne'er to be found again. CVIII. 'UPON A LADY THAT DIED IN CHILDBED, AND LEFT A DAUGHTER BEHIND HER As gillyflowers do but stay... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 Seiten
...pathetic. His choice of measure too is admirably adapted to the strain. As quick a growth to meet decays As you, or any thing : We die, As your hours do; and...the pearls of morning dew Ne'er to be found again. CVIII. UPON A LADY THAT DIED IN CHILDBED, AND LEFT A DAUGHTER BEHIND HER As gillyflowers do but stay... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 440 Seiten
...along. We have short time to stay as you, We have as short a spring; As quiek a growth to meet deeay, As you or any thing. We die, As your hours do, and...Away, Like to the summer's rain, Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again. THE NIGHT-PIECE, TO JULIA. IU:n eyes the glow-wonn lend thee,... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 Seiten
...yet the early-rising sun Has not attain'd his noon : Stay, stay, Until the hast'ning day Has run But to the even-song; And, having pray'd together, we...morning dew Ne'er to be found again." To Primroses, JiUed with Morning Dev. " Why do ye weep, sweet babes ? Can tears Speak grief in you, Who were but... | |
| 1822 - 394 Seiten
...even song ; And having pray'd together, we Will go with yon along. We have short time to stay as yon, We have as short a spring ; As quick a growth to meet...Away, Like to the summer's rain ; Or as the pearls of morning's due Ne'er to he found again. •» Ф • SONNET TO ELIZA. Had there dwelt less of beauty... | |
| 1847 - 648 Seiten
...time to stay, as you ; We have as short a spring, As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or anything: "We die, As your hours do ; and dry Away Like to the...the pearls of morning dew, Ne'er to be found again. III. — THE SUCCESSION OF THE FOUR SWEET MONTHS. FIRST, April, she with mellow showers Opens the way... | |
| 1822 - 206 Seiten
...have short time to stay as you, We have as short a spring ; Al quick a growth to meet decay, At yon or any thing, We die As your hours do, and dry Away, Like to the summer's rain : Or as the pearls of morning's dew Ne'er to be found again. APOSTROPHE TO AN EARLY VIOLET. Sweet lovely harbinger of Spring,... | |
| Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 Seiten
...attained his noon : Stay, stay, Until the hastening day Has run But to the even song; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along! We have short...your hours do; and dry Away, Like to the summer's raine, Or as the pearls of morning dew, Ne'er to be found agame. We are reminded of the first appearance... | |
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