 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
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 478 pages
...thy beds of roses, Thy cnp, thy kirtle, and thy posies Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten — In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and...To come to thee, and be thy love. But could youth lust, and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need, Thea those delights my mind might move... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1856 - 592 pages
...soon wither, soon forgotten ; In folly ripe, in reason rotten. The belt of straw, and ivy buds, The coral clasps, and amber studs,— All these in me...means can move, To come to thee, and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties, then, Of better meat than's fit for men ? These are but vain ; that's... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1856 - 576 pages
...reason rotten 16 Thy belt of straw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs ; AH these in mo no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. 20 Cut could youth last, and love still breed, Had joyes no date, nor age no need ; Then those delights... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 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...these in me no means can move To come to thee and bo thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need, Then these... | |
 | English poetry - 1858 - 396 pages
...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, is 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 But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joyes no date, nor age no need; Then those delights... | |
 | Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 224 pages
...soon wither, soon forgotten,— In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, The coral clasps and amber studs ; All these in me no...still breed; Had joys no date, nor age no need; Then those delights my mind might move, To live with thee and be thy love. What a pleafant conclufion to... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1859 - 728 pages
...Soon, break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs ; All these...thy love. But could youth last, and love still breed j Had joyes no date, nor age no need ; Then those delights my mind might move To live with thee, and... | |
 | Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 210 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 ivy buds, The coral clasps and amber studs ; All these in me no means can move, To come to thee and be thy love.... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 pages
...cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in season rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy -buds, Thy coral...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy Love. Why should we talk of dainties then, Of better meat than 's fit for men? These are but vain : that... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1860 - 394 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 ivy buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs,All these in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. [What should we talk of dainties,... | |
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