 | Thomas Percy - 1767 - 420 pages
...violets that firft appeare, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the yeare, As if the Spring were all your own ; What are you when the Rofe is blown ? 10 Ye curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...liglit, You common people of the fkies, What are you when the fun doth rife ? Ye violets that firft appear, By your pure purple mantles known> Like the...the Spring were all your own, What are you when the rofe is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's lays, Thinking your... | |
 | 1797 - 614 pages
...Philomel her voice shall raise ? " You violets that first appear By your pure purple mantles known, i Like the proud "virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blswn ? " So when my mistress shall be seen, Inform and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice... | |
 | Lyre - 1806 - 208 pages
...when the sun shall rise ? You curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, You violets that first appear, By your, pure purple mantles...all your own ! What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my Mistress shall be seen In form, and beauty of her mind; By virtue first, then choice,... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1807 - 514 pages
...praife, " when. Philomel her voice ihall raiie? " You violets that firft appear, . " By y our pur e purple mantles known, •' Like the proud virgins...your own, , " What are you when the rose is blown ? " So when my mistress (hall be seen, " \ajorm and beifufy of her mind, " B) virtue firft, then choice... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pages
...voices understood By your weak accents ! what's your praise When Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles...all your own ! What are you, when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind ; A Description of the Country's... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...voices understood By your weak accents ; what.s your praise When Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets, that first appear, By your pure purple mantles...all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By Virtue first, then choice a... | |
 | 1817 - 524 pages
...What are you, when the moon shall rise ? By your purple mantle known, Like proud virgins of the yeere, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you, when the rose is blown ? You wand'ring chaunters of the wood, That fill the ayre with natures layes, Thinking your passions... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 pages
...praise When Philomel her voice shall raise ? ' Walton's Lives, vol. ii. p. 237, Zouch's edit. 184 " Yon violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles...all your own, What are you when the rose is blown ? "So when my mistress shall be seen, In form, and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice,... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 430 pages
...237, Zouch's edit. " You -- You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Lake the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were...all your own, What are you when the rose is blown ? " So when my mistress shall be seen, In form, and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice,... | |
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You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue... 
