 Come, 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 then his gifts in vain. Suns that set may rise again: But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual...  The Works of Ben Jonson: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a ... - Page 248by Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875Full view - About this book
 | 1884 - 330 pages
...vows to keep him. LIV. VOLPONE'S SONG. 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...set may rise again : But if once we lose this light, "Pis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Addington Symonds - 1886 - 430 pages
...itself, but thee. SONG.—TO CELIA. . COMB, my CELIA, let us prove, While we may, the sports of love ; Time will not be ours for ever : He at length our...lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys * Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor household... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1886 - 218 pages
...brevis lux, Nox est perpetua una dormienda : Jonson has found these very passable equivalents : — Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. The enumeration of the kisses leads him away into a pretty ad libitum improvisation : — Add a thousand... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1888 - 232 pages
...brevis lux, Nox est perpetua una dormienda : Jonson has found these very passable equivalents: — Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. The enumeration of the kisses leads him away into a pretty ad libitum improvisation : — Add a thousand... | |
 | Arthur Henry Bullen - 1889 - 288 pages
...bauble." VIVAMUS, MEA LESBIA. /"*OME, my Celia, let us prove, ^-* While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our...lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor household... | |
 | Robinson Ellis - 1889 - 606 pages
...OVKITI TrouXuc, 2^frX(c, rffv fiattpav ri-rr aftaravu-ofuSa. Ben Jonson, The Fox, iii. 5, Suns'lhat set may rise again. But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. 1. Martial xii. 59. 1—3, Tantum dal tibi Roma basiorum Post annos modo quindecim reuerso Quantum... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1890 - 344 pages
...gesture, note, and footing. [Sings, Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our...lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor household... | |
 | 1890 - 332 pages
...vows to keep him. LIV. VOLPONE'S SONG. 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...lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor household... | |
 | 1890 - 270 pages
...kisses." Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours forever, He, at length, our good will sever ; Spend not then...set may rise again ; But if once we lose this light, 'T is with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys ? Fame and rumor are but toys. Cannot we... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1891 - 316 pages
...THE FOX." , my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love ; Time will not be ours forever, He at length our good will sever. Spend not then his...set may rise again; But if once we lose this light, T is with us perpetual night. VVhy should we defer our joys? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we... | |
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