 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 232 pages
...to give some idea of the lighter productions of the Muse in the period before us, in order to show that grace and elegance are not confined entirely...short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly Thwfe's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see't, But only melancholy, Oh, sweetest melancholy,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...such a descent from their height, while listening to their diviner moods. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...spend your folly; There's nought in this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, But only Melancholy; O sweetest Melancholy! Welcome, folded arms and fix^d... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...such a descent from their height, while listening to their diviner moods. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...spend your folly ; There's nought in this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, * But only Melancholy ; O sweetest Melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms and... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...such a descent from their height, while listening to their diviner moods. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly ; There's naught in this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, But only Melancholy ; 0 sweetest Melancholy... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...the loathsome pottage of the praise and profligacy of the court of James I. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly; There's naught in this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, But only Melancholy; O sweetest Melancholy... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...the loathsome pottage of the praise and profligacy of the court of James I. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly; There's naught in this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, But only Melancholy; 0 sweetest Melancholy... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 pages
...the loathsome pottage of the praise and profligacy of the court of James I. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly; There's naught in this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, But only Melancholy; O sweetest Melancholy!... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 722 pages
...it is supposed, of Milton's " 11 Репseroso," and one of the finest proofs of Fletcher's genius : Hence all you vain delights, As short as are the nights...There's nought in this life sweet> If man were wise to aee't, But only melancholy ; ' Oh, sweetest melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms, and fixed eyes, A sigh... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 402 pages
...such a descent from their height, while listening to their diviner moods. MELANCHOLY. BY BEAUMONT. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...nights Wherein you spend your folly ; There's nought iu this life sweet, Were men but wise to see 't, But only Melancholy ; O sweetest Melancholy ! Welcome,... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 696 pages
...original, it is supposed, of Milton's " II Penseroso," and one of the finest proofs of Fletcher's genius : Wherein you spend your folly ! There's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see't, Hence all you vain delights, As short as are the nights But only melancholy ; Oh, sweetest melancholy... | |
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HENCE, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly ! There's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see't, But only melancholy ; Oh ! sweetest melancholy. 
