 | Acton Frederick Griffiths - 1815 - 628 pages
...to sing of cleanly- Wantonnesse. I sing of Deities, of Raines, and piece by piece Of Balme, of Oyle, of Spice, and Amber-Greece. I sing of Times trans-shifting ; and I write How Roses first came Red, and Littles White. I write of Groves, of Twilights, and I sing The Court of Mab, and of the Fair ie- King.... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 pages
...to sing of cleanly wantonnesse ; I sing of dewes, of raines, and, piece by piece, Of balme, of oyle, of spice, and amber-greece. I sing of times trans-shifting ; and I write How roses first came red, and lillies white ; I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing The court of Mab, and of the fairie king.... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1825 - 334 pages
...to sing of cleanly wantonnesse ; I sing of dewes, of raines, and, piece by piece, Of balme, of oyle, of spice, and amber-greece. I sing of times trans-shifting ; and I write How roses first came red, and lillies white ; I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing The court of Mab, and of the fairie king.... | |
 | John Payne Collier - 1837 - 378 pages
...to sing of cleanly wantonnesse. I sing of dewes, of raines, and piece by piece, Of balme, of oyle, of spice and amber-greece. I sing of times trans-shifting, and I write How roses first came red, and lillies white. I write of groves, of twilights; and I sing The Court of Mab, and of the Fairie-King.... | |
 | 1892 - 678 pages
...sing of May-poles, hack-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, biides, and of their bridal cukes. I sing of times trans-shifting, and I write How roses first came red and lilies white ; I write of groves, of twilight, and 1 sing The Court of Mab and of the fairy king ; I write of hell... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1852 - 744 pages
...wantonness ; I sing of dews, of rafris, and, piece by piece, Of balm, of oil, of spice, and ambergrli. 1 sing of times trans-shifting; and I write How roses first came red, and lilies white ; I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing The court of Mab, and of the fairy king. I write of Hell... | |
 | 1855 - 504 pages
...begin to talk of a luminary whose light has not yet reached the earth." — PERICLES AND ASPASIA. " I sing of times trans-shifting; and I write How roses first came red and lilies white." — HERRICK. SOME books are for sea-side reading ; others for the ' country.' Some for one time, some... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1859 - 660 pages
...to sing of cleanly wantonnesse ; I sing of dewes, of raines, and, piece by piece, Of balme, of oyle, of spice, and amber-greece, I sing of times trans-shifting ; and I write How roses first came red, and lillies white; I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing The court of Mab, and of the fairie king.... | |
 | Half hours - 1863 - 408 pages
...wantonness; I sing of dews, of rains, and, piece by piece, Of balm, of oil, of spice, and amber-greecc. I sing of times trans-shifting ; and I write How roses first came red, and lilies white; I write of groves ; of twilights ; nnd I si»g The court of Mab, and of the fairy king. . I write of... | |
 | John Payne Collier - 1865 - 628 pages
...to sing of eleanly wantonnesse. I sing of dewes, of raines, and piece by piece, Of balme, of oyle, of spice and amber-greece. I sing of times trans-shifting, and I write How roses first came red, and lillies white. I write of groves, of twilights ; and I sing The Court of Mab, and of the Fairie-King.... | |
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I write of hell ; I sing (and ever shall) Of heaven, and hope to have it after all. 
