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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... "
The songs of England and Scotland - Page 30
by England - 1835
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Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain ...

John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...late, a rosie wreath, Not so much honoring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon did'st only breathe, And sent'st it back to me : Since when, it growes, and smells, I sweare, Not of itselfe, but thee. THE SWEET NEGLECT. STILL to be neat, still...
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe And sent'st...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself but thee! HYMN TO CYNTHIA. QUEEN and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver...
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The Universal Songster, Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete ...

Ballads, English - 1834 - 480 pages
...late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a chance that there It would not withered be : But thou thereon did'st only breathe, And sent'st...grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself but thee. LITTLE SALLY. (Arnold.) COME, buy poor Sally's wooden ware. Who all for money barters, My pins, my...
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The Songs of England and Scotland, Volume 1

Ballads, English - 1835 - 378 pages
...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...Anacreon, had Anacreon written in English, need not have heen ashamed." Richard Cumberland tells us that the thoughts are poached from an " obscure collection...
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A Garland of Love, Wreathed of Pleasant Flowers, Gathered in the Field of ...

Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st...grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. SONG. [From " The Silent Woman. "J STILL to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast...
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The Greek Pastoral Poets, Theocritus, Bion and Moschus. Done Into English by ...

Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1836 - 436 pages
...late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st...grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee." II. " O do not wanton with those eyes, Lest 1 be sick with seeing ; Nor cast them down, but let them...
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Greek Pastoral Poets: Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus

Theocritus - English poetry - 1836 - 450 pages
...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...grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee." 394 THEOCRITUS. II. ' O do not wanton with those eyes, Lest I be sick with seeing ; Nor cast them down,...
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volumes 40-41

Fashion - 738 pages
...giving It a hope that there It could not wither'd be ; But thou thereon did only breathe, And gent it back to me . Since when it grows and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee." Literature has made the language of flowers too well known amongst us, to revert to the use of the...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1

Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...change for thine. I sent thee, late, a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, i As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon...grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. SONG OP NISHT. BREAK, Phant'sie, from thy cave And spread thy purple wings ; Now all thy figures are...
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Miscellaneous Poetry

Herbert Kynaston - English poetry - 1841 - 194 pages
...giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And send'st it back to me : Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself but thee. Serta ego promisi roseis intexta corollis ; Non tibi, sed decori tu quibus ipsa fores ; Sic positos...
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