 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 362 pages
...was, you oft would say! And, proud of conquest, plucked the fruit> Then left the blossom to decay. 9 'Yes! now neglected and despised, The rose is pale,...so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fled. 10 Tor know, when sickening grief doth prey, And tender love 's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty... | |
 | J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 218 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ; And, proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes, now neglected and despised, The rose is pale, the lily 's dead ; But he that once their charms so prized Is, sure, the cause those charms are fled. "... | |
 | J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 196 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ; And, proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes, now neglected and despised, The rose is pale, the lily 's dead; But he that once their charms so prized Is, sure, the cause those charms are fled. "... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 354 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ! And proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes !...charms are fled. " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love 's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay, — What floweret... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ; And, proud of conquest, plucked the fruit — • Then left the blossom to decay....charms are fled. " For, know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay — What floweret can... | |
 | English ballads - 1864 - 306 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ; And, proud of conquest, plucked the fruit — Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes,...charms are fled. " For, know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay — What floweret can... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 356 pages
...when yon first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ! And proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes !...charms are fled. " For know", when sick'ning grief doth prey. And tender love 's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay, — What floweret... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1869 - 696 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ! And proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit. Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes !...charms are fled. " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love 's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay, — What floweret... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1870 - 494 pages
...when vou first to me made suit, How fair I was you oft would say ! And, proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. Yes ! now...charms so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fle<l. For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey. And tender love's repaid with scorn, The sweetest... | |
 | George Adlard - 1870 - 386 pages
...neglected and despis'd, The rose is pale — the lily's dead — But he that once their charms so priz'd Is sure the cause those charms are fled. " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love 's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay — What flow 'ret... | |
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And when you first to me made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say! And proud of conquest, plucked the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. 
