 | Ballads, English - 1729 - 284 pages
...down (the lead. Fly fwifter, ye minutes, bring hither my dear, And reft Ib much longer for't when fhe is here. Ah- Colin ! old time is full of delay, Nor will budge one foot fafter for all thou canfc fay. Will ho pitying power that, hears me complain, Or cure my difquiet,... | |
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...tht Liad. Fly fiuifter, ye Minutes, bring hither my Dear, 'And rejl fo much longer for't ivf>en Jhe is here. Ah Colin ! old Time is full of Delay, Nor 'will budge one Foot f after for all thou can/I fay. X. Will no pitying Power that hears me complain, Or cure my Difquiet,... | |
 | John Byrom - English poetry - 1773 - 372 pages
...melt down the Fly fwifter, ye Minutes, bring hither my Dear, And reft fo much longer for't when fhe is here. Ah Colin ! old Time is full of delay, Nor will budge one Foot fafter for all thou canft fay. Will no pitying Pow'r, that hears me complain, Or cure my difquiet,... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...down the lead. Fly fwifter, ye minutes, bring hither my dear, And reft fo much longer for't, when fhe is here. Ah, Colin ! old time is full of delay, Nor will budge one foot fafter for all thou canft fay. Will no pitying power that hears me complain, Or cure my difquiet, or... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 304 pages
...amidst the soft zephyr's cool breezes I burn ! Methinks if I knew where about he would tread, I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt down the lead....minutes, bring hither my dear, And rest so much longer for 't when she is here. Ah, Colin! old Time is full of delay, Nor will budge one foot faster fur all... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 320 pages
...Mi-thinks if I knew where about he would tread, I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt dowp the lead. Fly swifter, ye minutes, bring hither my dear, And rest so much longer for 't when she is here. Ah, Colin ! old Time is full of delay, Nor will budge one foot faster for... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 342 pages
...amidst the soft Zephyr's cool breezes I burn; Methinks if I knew whereabouts he would tread, I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt down the lead...faster for all thou canst say. X. Will no pitying pow'r that hears me complain, Or cure my disquiet, or soften my pain ? To be cur'd, thou must, Colin,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 272 pages
...would tread, [lead' I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt down the ' Fly swifter, ye minute s, bring hither my dear, ' And rest so much longer for't...faster for all thou canst say. X. ' Will no pitying pow'r that hears me complain, ' Or cure my disquiet or soften my pain ! ' To be cur'J thou must, Colin,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...Wbileamidst the soft Zephyr's cool breezes I burn; Methinks if I knew whereabouts he would tread, I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt down the lead....she is here. Ah Colin ! old Time is full of delay, [say. Nor will budge cue foot faster for all thou canst Will no pitying pow'r, that hears me complain,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 370 pages
...tread, I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt down the lead, Fly swfter, ye minutes, bringhither my dear, And rest so much longer for't when she is...will budge one foot faster for all thou canst say. 1 Will no pitying power that hears me complain, Or cure my disquiet or soften my pain ? To be cur'd,... | |
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How slowly Time creeps, till my Phebe return, While amidst the soft Zephyr's cool breezes I burn ; Methinks, if I knew whereabouts he would tread, I could breathe on his wings, and 'twould melt down the lead. Fly swifter, ye minutes ! bring hither my... 
