 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.  Kenilworth - Page viiiby Walter Scott - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Alfred Durling Bartlett - 1850 - 172 pages
...conquest, pluck'd the fruit, " Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes, now 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...proud of conquest, plucked the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. Yes Ï now neglected and despUed, The rose is pale, the lily's dead ; But he that once their channs so prized, Is sure the cause those channs are fled. For know, when sickening grief doth prey,... | |
 | Durham city, sch - 1852 - 486 pages
...neglected and despis'd, The rose is pale — the lily's dead ; But be that once their charms so pi iz'd Is, sure, the cause those charms are fled. For, know,...doth prey. And tender love's repaid with scorn. The swecstest beauty will decay — What flow'rct can endure the storm ? 17 IDEM LATINE REDDITUM. Roribus... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 698 pages
...when you first to me made suit, How fair I was you oft would say I And proud of conquest, pluck'd the fruit, Then left the blossom to decay. " Yes ! now...the lily's dead ; But he that once their charms so prize'., Is sure the cause those charms are fled. " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 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 arc fled. " For... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...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...lily's dead ; But he that once their charms so prized, Is, sure, the cause those charms are fled. For know, when sickening grief doth prey, And tender love... | |
 | 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,...lily's dead; But he that once their charms so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fled. 10 Tor know, when sickening grief doth prey, And tender love... | |
 | J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 218 pages
...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
...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. "... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...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,...lily's dead; But he that once their charms so prized Is, sure, the cause those charms are fled. " For, know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender... | |
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