 | George Adlard - 1870 - 402 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 deepis'd, The rose is pale — the lily's dead — But he that once their charms so priz'd Is sure... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - American poetry - 1873 - 782 pages
...made suit, How fair I was, you oft would say ! And, proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then loft ; He was the loved of all, yet none O'er his low bed may weep. One lily 's dead ; But he that once their charms so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fled. For... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 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 !...is pale, the lily's dead ; But he that once their charm so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fled. " For know, when sickening grief doth prey,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - English poetry - 1875 - 622 pages
...say! And, proud of eonquest, plueked the fruit, Then left the blossom to deeay. "Yes! now negleeted and despised. The rose is pale, the lily's dead; But he that onee their eharms so prized Is sure the eause those eharms are fled. "For know, when siekening grief... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - English poetry - 1876 - 604 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! now...the cause those charms are fled. ' ' For know, when sickening grief doth prey, And tender love's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay; What... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - English poetry - 1877 - 290 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 ! 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. "For... | |
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1877 - 482 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... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1877 - 312 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! now...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... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1877 - 308 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! now...so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fled. r " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love 's repaid with scorn, The sweetest beauty... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 294 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! 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. "For... | |
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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. 
