| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...An hour or half's delight ; ', And so to bid good-night ? 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. But you are...we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride, Like you a while: They glide Into the Grave.... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1806 - 590 pages
...btd good night ? 'Twas pity Nature brought y« forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. f But you are lovely Leaves, where we May read how soon things have Thetr end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride, Like you a while, : they... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...bid good-night ? Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. 3. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shewn their pride. Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 468 pages
...good-night? Twos pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. 3. But you nre lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shewn their pride, Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 456 pages
...good-night ? Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. 3. But you nre lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shewn their pride, Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.... | |
| Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...be An hour or half 's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Twas pity nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. But you are...we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride, Like you, awhile; they glide Into the grave.... | |
| Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 278 pages
...be An hour or half 's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Twas pity nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. But you are...we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride, Like you, awhile; they glide Into the grave.... | |
| 1814 - 556 pages
...hour or two's delight; And so to bid good night; 'Twas pity nature brought you forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite* But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things hare Their end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride, tike you awhile, they... | |
| Wild flowers - 1845 - 110 pages
...shine. See—that it all is fair and bright. Feel—that it all is cold and gone ! BRAINARD. BUT yon are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave. And after they have shown their pride. Like you awhile, they glide Into the grave.... | |
| Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...to bid good night ! •Twas pity Nature brought you forth An hour or two's delight ; Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon tilings have Their end, though ne'er so brave : And after they have shown their pride, Like you awhile... | |
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