 But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white, then melts forever; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely...  Choice descriptive poetry, selected by a lady - Sayfa 33Choice descriptive poetry tarafından - 1852Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | 1909 - 340 sayfa
...that is by Yoga, that is by " attention and practice." WILLIAM H. KIRBY. EVANESCENT PLEASURES. But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snowfall in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 sayfa
...! But pleafures are like poppies fpread, You feize the flower, its bloom is fhed ; Or like the fnow falls in the river, A moment white- then melts for ever ; Or like the Borealis race, That flit ei e you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanifhing amid the ftorm — .... | |
 | 1797 - 980 sayfa
...flower, its bloom is fled : Is there a Bard of ruftick fong, Or, like the fnov», falls in the river, Л moment white, then melts for ever : Or, like the borealis race, That (lit ere ye can point their place : Or, like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanifliing amid the dorm."... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 308 sayfa
...like poppies fpread, You feize the flow'r, its bloom is fhed ; Or Or like the fnow falls in the ri A moment white then melts for ever £ Or like the...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place j Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanifhing amid the ftorm. — Nae man can tether time or tide... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 sayfa
...wi' pleasure : Kings mny be blest, but Tarn was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious. But pleasures are like poppies spread; ^ You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; 1 Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever; Or like the borealis... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1806 - 416 sayfa
...pleasure : » Kings may be blest, but Tarn was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious. "But pleasures are like poppies spread; You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the borealis race, ., ,.:... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 354 sayfa
...the charm is gone ; they separate the parts, and find nothing in them. We may say with Burns, These " pleasures are like poppies spread ; You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white, then melts for ever; Or like the borealis race, ^Thal flit... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 sayfa
...pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white— then melts for ever; Or like the boreulis raee, That flit ere you ean point their plaee ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing... | |
 | Wild flowers - 1845 - 110 sayfa
...and drooping kiss the plain. POPE. PLEASURES are like poppies spread,— You seize the flower, the bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white—then melts for ever! BURNS. SLEEP is a god too proud to wait in palaces, And yet so humble... | |
 | William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 sayfa
...exuberance and profusion. Our works are like to poppies strewn, You seize the fiWr, the bloom is gone : Or, like the snow, falls in the river, A moment white,...then melts for ever ; Or, like the Borealis' race, Which flits ere you can point the place; Or, like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amidst the... | |
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