 | 1850 - 530 pages
...remember the beautiful song in Fletcher's plity of The Nice Valour, act iii. scene 3., beginning — " Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly t There's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see 't, But only melancholy, Oh, sweetest... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 pages
...the poetry of the ' Faithful Shepherdess :' some arc here subjoined : — [From • Nice Valour.'] Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly 1 There's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see't, But only melancholy 1 Welcome, folded... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 pages
...character as those with which Jonson's dramas abound. Of these we subjoin the following : — MELANCHOLY. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...sweet, If man were wise to see't But only melancholy ! Welcome folded arms, and fixed eyes, A sigh that piercing mortifies, A look that's fasten'd to the... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 600 pages
...character as those with which Jon.son's dramas abound. Of these we subjoin the following : — MELANCHOLY. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...sweet, If man were wise to see't But only melancholy ! Weleome folded arms, and fixed eyes, A sigh that piercing mortifies, A look that's fasten'd to the... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 pages
...addition of four more such stanzas, hut evidently written by a meaner p«n." IN PRAISE OF MELANCHOLY. HENCE all you vain delights As short as are the nights...There's nought in this life sweet, If man were wise to see 't, But only melancholy ; Oh, sweetest melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms, and fixed eyes, A sigh... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 348 pages
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 | William Maxwell - 1852 - 500 pages
...respect and regard, ,Dear sir, . Your most obd't hum. serv't, CLEMENT READ. MELANCHOLY. BY FLETCHER. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...your folly; There's nought in this life sweet, If a man were wise to see't, But only Melancholy; Oh sweetest Melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms, and fixed... | |
 | 1852 - 508 pages
...with respect and regard, Dear sir, Your most obd't hum. aerv't, CLEMENT READ. MELANCHOLY. BY FLETCHER. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...your folly; There's nought in this life sweet, If a man were wiae to see't, But only Melancholy; Oh sweetest Melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms, aud fixed... | |
 | 1852 - 508 pages
...with respect and regard, Dear sir, Your most obd't hum. serv't, CLEMENT READ. MELANCHOLY. BY FLETCHER. Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the...your folly ; There's nought in this life sweet, If a man were wise to see't, But only Melancholy; Oh sweetest Melancholy ! Welcome, folded arms, and fixed... | |
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