 | George William Curtis - 1852 - 216 sayfa
...pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so fasti 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 halfs delight, And so to bid good night 1 'T was pity nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth,... | |
 | 644 sayfa
...strength lies in the deepest humility, recognizes solely and above all, her dependence upon God. EARLY BLOSSOMS. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not to past, Bat you may stay yet here awile To blush, and gently smile, And go at last. What were ye born... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 sayfa
...doth slumber' The stars of the night, Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. TO BLOSSOMS. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast 1 Your date is not so past But you may stay yet hero awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last.... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 sayfa
...and revels in description of her charms. How beautiful are these stanzas. FAIB pledges of a faithful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so...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,... | |
 | John Sullivan Dwight - 1853 - 424 sayfa
...appears to its adherents as the type of perfection. [To be continued.] BLOSSOMS. BY ROBERT HERRICK. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so...blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye bom to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good night? 'Twas pity nature brought ye forth,... | |
 | 1853 - 560 sayfa
...heart, Life's idle business at one gasp he o'er, The muse forgot, and thou beloved no more ! POTK. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so...awhile ; To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. BURNS. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight ; And so to bid good-night ? 'T was pity... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 sayfa
...of morning dew, Ne'er to be found again. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledgee of a fruitful tree, W hy do you fall so fast ! Your date is not so past ; But you...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,... | |
 | Emily Percival - 1853 - 332 sayfa
...hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands And having nothing, yet hath all. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so...Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhik To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half's delight,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 sayfa
...is not so past, But you may stay yet here a while, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What 1 were ye born to be An hour or half s delight, And so to bid good-night I 'Tie pity nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 584 sayfa
...rebuilds thy span ; Nor lets the type grow pale, with age, That first spoke peace to man. CAMPBELL. TO BLOSSOMS. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree Why do...And go at last. . What were ye born to be An hour and half's delight, And so to bid good-night ? 'Twos pity nature brought you forth, Merely to show... | |
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TO BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile, And go at last. 
