 | Torquato Tasso - 1792 - 406 pages
...life, the leaf; the bud, the flower, 'Ne more doth flourifli after firft decay, That earft was fought to deck both bed and bower, Of many a lady and many a paramour : , • Gather therefore the rofe, whilft yet in prime, for foon comes age, that will her pride deflower: Gather the rofe of love,... | |
 | W. M. - Children - 1801 - 356 pages
...mortal Life the leaf, the bud, the flower, No more doth flourish after firft decay, That erft was fought to deck both bed and bower Of many a lady, and many a paramour ; Gather the rofe of love, whilft yet is time, \Vhjle loving thou mayft loved be, without a crime. SPENSER..... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...power of enjoy mem, is but a small portion even of that. Gather therefore the rose while yet is time, For soon comes age that will her pride deflower ; Gather the rose of love while yet is time ; While loving thou may'st loved be with equal crime. SPENSER. So the Greek poet... | |
 | Epigrams, Greek - 1806 - 312 pages
...a small portion of -even that confined space of time." Gather therefore the rose while yet is time, (For soon comes age that will her pride deflower) Gather the rose of love while yet is time, While, loving, thou may'st loved be with equal crime." Spenser's FQ Book ii. canto... | |
 | Torquato Tasso - 1807 - 338 pages
...leaf, the bud, the flower, Ke more doth flourish after first decay. That earst was sought to deck botli bed and bower. Of many a lady and many a paramour : Gather therefore the rose, whilst yet in prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride deflower: Gather the rose of love, whilst yet in... | |
 | Torquato Tasso - 1810 - 414 pages
...life, the leaf, the bud, the flower, No more doth flourish after first decay, That erst was sought to deck both bed and bower, Of many a lady and many...a paramour : Gather therefore the rose, whilst yet in prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride deflower : Gather the rose of love, whilst yet in... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 354 pages
...life the leaf, the bud, the flower ; ^. Ne more doth flourish after first decay, That erst was sought to deck both bed and bower Of many a lady and many...paramour ! Gather therefore the rose whilst yet is prime, -jj£ For soon comes age that will her pride deflower ; Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 428 pages
...75. the application and concluding lines of which are these, Gather therefore the rose, whilst ye£ is prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride...deflower ; Gather the rose of love, whilst yet is time, Whilst loving thou may'st loved be. with equal crime : or as they are translated by Fairfax, O gather... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...life the leaf, the bud, the flower, Nor more doth flourish after first decay, That erst was sought ory charm withdrew, Away while yet is prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride deflower: Gather the rose of love, while... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pages
...the application and concluding lines of which are these, Gather therefore the rose, whilst yet i» prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride deflower ; Gather the rose of love, whilst yet it time. Whilst loving thou may'st loved be with equal crime : or as they are translated by Fairfax,... | |
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So passeth in the passing of a day Of mortal life the leaf, the bud, the flower: Ne more doth flourish after first decay, That erst was sought to deck both bed and bower Of many a lady and many a paramour! Gather therefore the rose whilst yet is prime.... 
