| Advanced reading book - 1860 - 458 pàgines
...pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast t Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be, An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night 1 'Twos pity Nature brought ye forth, Merely to show your... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1860 - 370 pàgines
...And go at last. 2 What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Tis pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. 3 But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pàgines
...fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here a while To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were...An hour or half s delight, And so to bid good-night 1 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely... | |
| 1861 - 790 pàgines
...of a fruitful tree, \Vhy do you fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet hero awhile To blush and gently smile And go at last. " What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Tis pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth,... | |
| Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 444 pàgines
...pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay here yet awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth,... | |
| Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pàgines
...pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay here yet awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good night? 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth,... | |
| 1899 - 204 pàgines
...fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past But you may stay yet here a while, To blush and gently smile : And go at last. What ! were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night ? Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth,... | |
| Edward Arber - 1899 - 336 pàgines
...fruitful tree! Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here a while, To blush and gently smile; And go at last! What! were ye born to be An hour, or halfs, delight; And so to bid ' Good night!' 'Twas pity, Nature brought ye forth, Merely to show your... | |
| Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pàgines
...fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past But you may stay yet here a while, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night ? T was pity Nature brought ye forth, i° Merely to show your... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1900 - 296 pàgines
...date is not so past But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. 112 What! were ye born to be An hour or half s delight, And so to bid good night? T was pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you... | |
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