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" Go, lovely rose ! Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied. That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide,... "
Preface. A historical essay on the origin and progress of national song ... - Page 24
1783
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Facetiae. Musarum Deliciae: Epigrams

1817 - 524 pages
...graces spy'd, That hadst thou sprung In desarts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended dy'd. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd, Bid her come forth Suffer her self to be desir'd, And blush not to be so admir'd. Then dye that she, The common fate of all things...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

1817 - 494 pages
...And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung Jn desarts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of Beauty from the light retired; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die,...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...graces spy'd, That hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommcnded dy'd. 'tis true; and is belov'd again : Great are his joys ; but will they long remain herself to be desir'd, | And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die ! that she | The common fate of all...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 2

John Aikin - 1821 - 356 pages
...graces spy'd, That hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended dy'd. Small is the worth Of beauty, from the light retir'd : Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be dcsir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things...
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Kentish poets, a series of writers, natives of or residents in ..., Volume 2

Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 pages
...her graces spy'd, That had.«t thon sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thon must have nncommended died ! Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd : Bid her come tbith, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd ! Then die! — that she The common...
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Kentish Poets: A Series of Writers in English Poetry, Natives ..., Volumes 1-2

Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 pages
...her graces spy'd, That haclst thon sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou most have nncommended died ! Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd : Bid her come foith, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd ! Then die ! — that she The common...
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Beauties of the Scottish poets, or Harp of Renfrewshire, a collection of ...

Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...And shuns to have her graces spied, That, liadst thou sprung In desarts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die...
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The Poetical Common-place Book: Consisting of an Original Selection of ...

1822 - 418 pages
...shuns to have her graces spied, That, had'st thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty...from the light retir'd, Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'd. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 328 pages
...And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts, where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died, Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired: Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die!...
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Flora Domestica: Or, The Portable Flower-garden : with Directions for the ...

Elizabeth Kent - 1825 - 516 pages
...And shuns to have her graces spy'd, ' That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired : Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die...
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