 Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither — soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs, — All these in me no means can...  Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most ... - Page 304by John Aikin - 1810 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pages
...treasures yield : A honey'd tongue, a heart of gaU, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Are all soon wither'd, broke, forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy-buds,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...treasures yield j A honey 'd tongue — a heart of gull, Is Fancy's spring, but Sorrow's fall. Thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Are all soon wither'd, broke, forgotten, In Folly ripe, in Reason rotten. A VISION UPON THE FAERIE... | |
 | English poetry - 1858 - 396 pages
...wayward winter reckoning yields: 10 A honey tongue, a heart of gall, In fancies spring, but sorrows fall Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy...thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, is In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs;... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...be thy love. But fading flowers in every field, To winter floods their treasures yield j A honey 'd tongue— a heart of gall, Is Fancy's spring, but Sorrow's fall. Thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Are all soon wither'd, broke,... | |
 | Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 210 pages
...age complains of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields, To wayward winter reckoning yields ; A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's...in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, The coral clasps and amber studs ; All these in me no means can move, To come to thee and be thy love.... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1859 - 728 pages
...fade, and wanton field To wayward winter reckoning yield : A honey tongue, a heart of gau, Is fancie's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy...folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs ; All these in me no means can move To come to thee, and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 pages
...be thy love. But fading flowers in every field, To winter floods their treasures yield ; A honey 'd tongue — a heart of gall, Is Fancy's spring, but Sorrow's fall. Thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtlc, and ihy posies, Are all soon wither'd, broke,... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 pages
...And age complains of care to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward Winter reckoning yields, A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's...break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in season rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy -buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1860 - 578 pages
...wayward winter reckoning yield : 10 A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancies spring, but sorrows fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy...wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten 10 Thy belt of straw, and ivie buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs ; All these in me no means can... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 pages
...treasures yield ; A honey'd tongue — a heart of gall, Is Fancy's spring, but Sorrow's fall. Thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Are all soon wither'd, broke, forgotten, In Folly ripe, in Reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds,... | |
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