Speak, whimp'ring younglings, and make known The reason why Ye droop and weep ; Is It for want of sleep, Or childish lullaby? Or that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Or brought a kiss From that Sweet-heart, to this? — No, no, this sorrow shown... Madam Dorrington of the Dene - Page 201by William Howitt - 1851Full view - About this book
| Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...childish lullaby ? Or that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Or brought a kiss From that sweetheart to this? No, no; this sorrow, shown By your tears...read, " That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, " Conceiv'd with grief are, and with tears brought « forth." LXXXVlll. TO THE WILLOW TREE. THOU art... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1810 - 278 pages
...childish lullaby ? * Or that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Or brought a kiss From that sweetheart to this? No, no; this sorrow, shown By your tears shed, Would have this lefture read, " That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, " Conceiv'd with grief are, and with... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 pages
...childish lullaby ? Or, that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Or brought a kiss From that sweetheart to this ? No, no ; this sorrow, shown By your tears....< ' That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, ' Conceiv'd with grief are, and with tears brought forth.' " To Blossoms. *>',•. .. ... i " Fair... | |
| 1822 - 384 pages
...childish lullaby ? Or, that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Or brought a kiss From that sweetheart to this ? No, no ; this sorrow, shown By your tears...read, ' That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, ' Conceiv'd with grief are, and with tears brought forth.' " To Blossoms. " Fair pledges of a fruitful... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 pages
...brought a kisse From that sweet-heart to this t No, no, this sorrow shown By your teares shed, Wo'd have this lecture read, That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, Conceiv'd with grief are, and with teares brought forth. HOW ROSES CAME RED. ROSES at first were white,... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1825 - 334 pages
...brought a kisse From that sweet-heart to this ? No, no, this sorrow shown By your teares shed, Wo'd have this lecture read, That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, Conceiv'd with grief are, and with teares brought forth. HOW ROSES CAME RED. ROSES at first were white,... | |
| James Lawson Drummond - 1826 - 420 pages
...and weep; Is it for want of sleep, Or childish lullaby ? Or that ye have not seen as yet The violet? Would have this lecture read, That things of greatest,...Conceived with grief are, and with tears brought forth. No, no ; this sorrow, shown By your tears shed, The common Buckbean, or Marsh Trefoil (Menyanthes trifoliata),... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - 852 pages
...childish lullaby t Or that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Or brought a kiss From that sweetheart to this ? No, No ; this sorrow, shown By your tears...• That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, ' Concciv'd with grief are, and with tears brought foitb.' " Herricb, 1648. THE SEASON. More appropriately... | |
| 1833 - 468 pages
...and weep; Is it for want of sleep, Or childish lullaby ? Or that ye have not seen as yet The violet ? Would have this lecture read. That things of greatest,...Conceived with grief are, and with tears brought forth. No, no; this sorrow, shown By your tears shed, The Violet.—What the origin of the word Viola is cannot... | |
| Mrs. Charles Meredith - 1836 - 400 pages
...broughte a kisse From that sweet-heart to this ? No, no, this sorrow shown By your teares shed, Wo'd have this lecture read ; That things of greatest, so of meanest worth, Conceived with griefe are, and with tears brought forth. The cowslip bells are generally named by poets as the resort... | |
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