 A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten ; In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy...  Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ... - Page 220by George Ellis - 1811Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ilraw and ivy buds, Thy coral clafps, and amber ttuds, All thefe in me no means can move, To come to thee, and be thy love. What fhould we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than's fit for men ? Thefe are but vain : tjiat's... | |
 | Arthur Cayley - 1806 - 466 pages
...posies, Sooii break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw arid ivy buds, Thy coral cla,sps and amber studs ; All,...move To come to thee and be thy love. « But could youtli last, and love still breed, Had joys up date, nor age no need, Then these delights my mind might... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 pages
...thy bed of roses, Thy cap, thy girdle, and thy posies ; Some break, some wither, some forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...youth last, and love still breed; Had joys no date, and age no need ; Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee, and be thy love. ANOTHER... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 pages
...beds of roses. Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten—- In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and...love. But could youth last, and love still breed. Had joy no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights my mind might move, To live with thee, and be thy... | |
 | 438 pages
...ripe, in reafon rotten. Thy belt of ftraw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clafps, and amber ftuds, All thefe in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth laft, and love flill breedj. Had joy no date, nor age no need ; Then delights my mind might move, To... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...thy beds of roses, Thy cup, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...no means can move To come to thee and be thy love. Bat could youth last and love still breed, Had joys no date— nor age no need, Then these delights... | |
 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - 1810 - 508 pages
...thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joy no date, nor age no need ; Then these delights my mind might move, To live with thee, and be thy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...thy bed of roses, Thy cap, thy girdle, and thy posies ; Some break, some wither, some forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...youth last, and love still breed ; Had joys no date, and age no need ; Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee, and be thy love. ANOTHER... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...thy bed of roses, Thy cap, thy girdle, and thy posjes ; Some break, some wither, some forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...But could youth last, and love still breed ; 'Had jovs no date, and age no need ; Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee, and be thy... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, 15 In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs ) All these...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. 20 Hut could youth last, and love still bree"d, Had joyes no date, nor age no need ; Then those delights... | |
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