Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 40
KNOW Celia ( since thou art so proud ) ' Twas I that gave thee thy renown : Thou
hadst , in the forgotten crowd Of common beauties , lived unknown Had not my
verse exhaled thy name , And with it impt the wings of Fame . That killing power is
...
KNOW Celia ( since thou art so proud ) ' Twas I that gave thee thy renown : Thou
hadst , in the forgotten crowd Of common beauties , lived unknown Had not my
verse exhaled thy name , And with it impt the wings of Fame . That killing power is
...
Page 41
I gave it to thy voice and eyes : Thy sweets , thy graces , - all are mine : Thou art
my star - shinest in my skies ; Then dart not from thy borrow'd sphere Lightning on
him that fix'd thee there . Tempt me with such affrights no more , Lest what I ...
I gave it to thy voice and eyes : Thy sweets , thy graces , - all are mine : Thou art
my star - shinest in my skies ; Then dart not from thy borrow'd sphere Lightning on
him that fix'd thee there . Tempt me with such affrights no more , Lest what I ...
Page 59
A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased
English Authors Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan. And shakes her
wings and will not stay , I puff the prostitute away : The little or the much she gave
, is ...
A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased
English Authors Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan. And shakes her
wings and will not stay , I puff the prostitute away : The little or the much she gave
, is ...
Page 60
He said ' twas wealth gave joy and mirth , And that to be the dearest wife Of one ,
who labour'd all his life To make a mine of gold his own , And not spend sixpence
when he'd done , Was heaven upon earth . When these two blades had done ...
He said ' twas wealth gave joy and mirth , And that to be the dearest wife Of one ,
who labour'd all his life To make a mine of gold his own , And not spend sixpence
when he'd done , Was heaven upon earth . When these two blades had done ...
Page 61
Which done , to still their wanton cries , When quiet grown she'd seen them , She
kist , and wiped their dove - like eyes : And gave the bag between them . Robert
Herrick . XCI . CUPID MISTAKEN . As after noon , one summer's day , Venus ...
Which done , to still their wanton cries , When quiet grown she'd seen them , She
kist , and wiped their dove - like eyes : And gave the bag between them . Robert
Herrick . XCI . CUPID MISTAKEN . As after noon , one summer's day , Venus ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
beauty bright charms cheek court dear delight doth eyes face fair fall fear feel flowers gave give gone grace grave grow half hand happy head hear heart Heaven hope John keep kind king kiss Lady Landor laugh leave less light lines lips live look Lord lover maid meet mind morning move nature ne'er never night o'er once pain pass past play pleasant pleasure poet Poetical poor pray prove reason rest rose round Savage seen sigh sing sleep smile soft song soon soul sure sweet taste tears tell thee There's thine thing Thomas thou thought tree true turn Unknown verse Walter wife wind wish young youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors Volume 21 of Minerva library of famous books The Minerva Library Volume 21 of The Minerva library of famous books. Ed. by G. T. Bettany. [v. 21] |
| Editors | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock, 1891 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 425 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |