 | 1729 - 284 pages
...voice alluring, Beauty foftly binds the chain. CoME, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the Sports of love; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length...fet may rife again, But if once we lofe this light, Tis with us perpetual night. Why fhou'd we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we... | |
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 348 pages
...he ftrays, With willing fport, to the wild ocean. Slid. Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the fports of love ; Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, oar good will fever : Spend not then his gifts in vain; Suns that fet, may rife again : But if once... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 436 pages
...admire each graceful gefture, note, and footing. 'SONG.' Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the fports of love ; ' Time will not be ours for ever,...fever. ' Spend not then his gifts in vain ; ' Suns that f« may rile again : ' 4 But But if once we lofe this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why fhould... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...Ihuts my eye, And now, oh now, BEN JONSON. SONG. COME, my CeHa, let us prove, While we may, the fweets of love; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length...Suns that fet may rife again; But if once we lofe the light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why fhould we defer our joys? Fame and rumour are but toys... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...JONSON, Born in 1574, and died in 1637. SONG. C/OME, my Celia, let us prove, While we may, the sweets of love ; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length our good will sever ; Spend not then his gifts in vaio, Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose the light,... | |
 | Lyre - 1806 - 208 pages
...Let who will think us dead, or wish our death! COME, my CELIA, let us prove, While we may, the sports of love! Time will not be ours for ever ; He, at length, our good will sever; Spend not, then, his gifts in vain, Suns may set, may rise again; But if once we lose this light,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...your time in vain. JONSON. SONG. /"1OME, my Celia, let us prove, ^ While we may, the sweets oflove; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length our good will sever; Spend not then his gifts in vain, Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose the light,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...bones ? Here 'sa med'cine for the nones. XII. Com, my Celia, let us prove, While we can the sports of love; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length our good will sever; Spend not thou his gifts In vaine. Sunnes that set may rise againe: But if once we lose this... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 698 pages
...graceful gesture, note, and foot, ing. SONG. Come, my Celia, let ut prove. White we can, the spurts nf love ; Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good will sever ; Spend not tuen hin gifts in vain. Suns, that ift, may rite again : But if once we lose this... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 518 pages
...graceful gesture, note, and footing. [Sings. Come, my Celia,1 let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good will sever ; Spend not then his gifts in vain : Suns, that set, may rise again ; But if once we lose this... | |
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While we can, the sports of love. Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good will sever; Spend not then his gifts in vain. Suns that set may rise again: But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. 
