 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1857 - 396 pągines
...Must surely he divine ; But might I of Love's nectar sup I would not change for wine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered he. But thou thereon didst only breathe And sent'st it back to me : Since when it grows and smells,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pągines
...ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It would not wither'd be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent it back to me ; Since then it... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 pągines
...rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not wither'd he. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it...and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. SONG. Oh do not wanton with those eyes, Lest I be aick with seeing; Nor cast them down, but let them rise,... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 pągines
...ask a drink divine ; But might 1 of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It would not wither'd be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent it back to me ; Since then it... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 pągines
...ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. BEN JONSON. ' figfet. HAIL, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born, Or of th' Eternal co-eternal... | |
 | Evenings - 1860 - 386 pągines
...ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself but thee. EPITAPH ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE. UNDERNEATH this sable hearse Lies the subject of all verse, Sidney's... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1860 - 230 pągines
...ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. BEN JONSON. [HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, by far the most successful of the American poets, occupies... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1861 - 280 pągines
...ask a drink divine : But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving...me ; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not ofritself, but thee. FRANCIS BEAUMONT AND JOHN FLETCHER. 1584—1616. 1579—1625. [VARIETY, grace,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 552 pągines
...ask a drink divine: But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving...withered be. But thou thereon did'st only breathe, And sent 'st it back to me ; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. ["Underwoods."... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 560 pągines
...ask a drink divine: But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving...withered be. But thou thereon did'st only breathe. And sent 'st it back to me; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. ["Undervoods."... | |
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I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee As giving it a hope that there It could... 
