 His golden locks Time hath to silver turned; O Time too swift, O swiftness never ceasing ! His youth 'gainst time and age hath ever spurned, But spurned in vain; youth waneth by increasing: Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen; Duty, faith,...  From the age of Henry VIII to the age of Milton - Page 183by Richard Garnett - 1903Full view - About this book
 | William Beloe - 1807 - 1054 pages
...Grissil. J6Q3. SONET, IJis golden lockes Time hath to silver turned ; O Time too swift, O swiftuesse never ceasing : His youth gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned, But spurnd in vain, Youth waineth by increasing. Beauty, Strength, Youth are flowers, bnt fading seen,... | |
 | William Beloe - 1807 - 468 pages
...Grissil. 1603. SONETHis golden lockes Time hath to silver turned ; O Time too swift, O syyiftnesse never ceasing : His youth gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned, But spurnd iu vain, Youth waineth by increasing. Beauty, Strength, Youth are flowers, bnt fading seen,... | |
 | George Peele - 1829 - 320 pages
...youth 'gainst time and age hath ever spurn 'd, But spurn 'd in vain ; youth waneth by encreasing : Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen,...faith, love, are roots, and ever green. His helmet now shall make a hive for bees, And, lovers' sonnets turn'd to holy psalms, A man at arms must now... | |
 | George Peele - 1829 - 326 pages
...such] Ox. MS. " moe." \\ such] Ox. MS. " moe." A SONNET.* His golden locks time hath to silver turn'd ; O time too swift, O swiftness never ceasing ! His youth 'gainst time and age hath ever spurn'd, But spurn'd in vain ; youth waneth by encreasing : Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but... | |
 | 1886 - 574 pages
...noble lines of the old poet :— His golden locks time hath to silver turned ; O time too ewift, 0 swiftness never ceasing ! His youth 'gainst time and...ever spurned, But spurned in vain : youth waneth by encreasing.'1 ' The Newcomes,' p. 650, People's EU. RH ~ Beplfrtf. ENGLISH TRANSLATION OP THE 'DECAMERON.'... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1854 - 282 pages
...her, sweet love, so deep again, That she may feel the dying pain POLYHYMNIA.* THE AGED MAN-AT-ARMS. HIS golden locks time hath to silver turned ; O time...ever spurned, But spurned in vain ; youth waneth by encreasing. Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen. Duty, faith, love, are roots, and... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1854 - 290 pages
...His youth 'gainst time and age hath ever spurned, But spurned in vain ; youth waneth by encreasing. Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen....faith, love, are roots, and ever green. His helmet now shall make a hive for bees, And lovers' songs be turned to holy psalms ; A man at arms must now... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1855 - 442 pages
...Warrington sharing our sentiment and trowling out those noble lines of the old poet : — " His golden looks time hath to silver turned ; O time too swift, O swiftness...ever spurned, But spurned in vain ; youth waneth by enereasing. Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen. Duty, faith, love, are roots, and... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1855 - 444 pages
...— " His golden locks time hath to silver turned ; 0 time too swift, O swiftness never ceasing ! Hia youth "gainst time and age hath ever spurned, But spurned in vain ; youth waneth by encreasing. Beauty, strength, youth, are flowers but fading seen. Duty, faith, love, are roots, and... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1855 - 442 pages
...recollect Warrington sharing our sentiment and trowling out those noble lines of the old poet: — " His golden locks time hath to silver turned; O time too swift, 0 swiftness never ceasing ! His youth 'gainst time and age hath ever spurned, But spurned in vain;... | |
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