 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
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 368 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 'For know, when sickening grief doth prey, And tender love... | |
 | Girls - 1883 - 162 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...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's... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 392 pages
...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 know, when...sickn'ing grief doth prey, And tender love's repaid « ith scorn, The sweetest beauty will decay, — What floweret can endure tlie storm ? " At court,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1884 - 544 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...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 love's... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1885 - 344 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...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's... | |
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1886 - 908 pages
...happy in my father's hall ; Mo faithless husband then me gricvcdf No chilling fears did me appal Yes I 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 know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love's... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 394 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...lily's dead ; But he that once their charms so prized, Is sure the cause those charms are fled, 7 " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love... | |
 | George Eyre-Todd - 1896 - 256 pages
...when you to me first 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 dead. " For know, when sick'ning grief doth prey, And tender love's... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 554 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...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's... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1900 - 482 pages
...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... | |
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