Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take the harmless folly of the time. We shall grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty. Mosses - Page 79by Marcus Fayette Bridgman - 1877 - 86 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and woo'd, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth : Many a green gown has been given ; Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd;... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 392 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and woo'd, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth : Many a green gown has been given ; Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd... | |
| Books - 1822 - 384 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and woo'd, and plightc*l troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth : Many a green gown has been given ; Many...both odd and even ; Many a' glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 444 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and wooed, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth : Many a green gown has been given ; Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks picked... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1823 - 404 pages
...wooed, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth: Many a green gown hag been given; Many a kiss, both odd and even; Many a glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks picked;... | |
| Anthologies - 1834 - 506 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and wooed, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth ; Many a green gown has been given , Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance, too, has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told of the key's betraying This night, and locks... | |
| Frederic Shoberl - Flower language - 1835 - 406 pages
...left to dream; And some have wept and wooed and plighted troth, And chose their priest ere we can cast off sloth : Many a green gown has been given, Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance too has been sent Many a jest told of the Key's betraying This night, and locks picked ; yet we're not a-Maying. Come,... | |
| Mrs. Charles Meredith - Botanical illustration - 1836 - 400 pages
...dreame ; And some have wept, and woo'd, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth ; Many a green gown has been given, Many a kiss, both odde and even ; Many a glance too has been sent. From out the eye, Love's firmament. Then while time... | |
| Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and woo'd, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth : Many a green gown has been given ; Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance, too, has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told of the key's betraying This night, and locks... | |
| William Howitt - Country life - 1838 - 414 pages
...dream ; And some have wept, and wooed, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth. Many a green gown has been given ; Many...both odd and even ; Many a glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament ; Many a jest told, of the key's betraying This night, and locks... | |
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