 Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten,— In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs,— All these in me no means can...  The Harp of Renfrewshire: A Collection of Songs and Other Poetical Pieces ... - Page 417edited by - 1872 - 454 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1823
...yields, A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,...folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can muve To come to thee, and... | |
 | Scotland - 1823
...yields, A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,...folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to thee, and... | |
 | England - 1823
...gown, thy shoes, thy bed of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Are all soon wither'd, broke, forgotten, In Folly ripe, in Reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clasp, and amber studs, Can me with no enticements move To live with thee and be thy love. But could... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 416 pages
...yields, A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,...folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and toy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to fhee, and... | |
 | Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1824 - 416 pages
...yields, A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soonforgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1829
...thou have a kirtle of! Thou shall have a cap to-morrow. Slialupfare. Henry IV. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,...wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Raleiyh. KIRWAN (Walter Blake), an Irish divine, and celebrated preacher, was born at Galway about... | |
 | sir Walter Ralegh - 1829
...honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy heds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon...soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy helt of straw, and ivy-buds, I in• coral clasps, and amber atuds, All these in me iin means can move,... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829
...Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirlle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten,...folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy-buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can more, To come to tbee, and... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1833 - 328 pages
...yields. A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,...no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love. What should we talk of dainties, then, Of better meat than 's fit for men ? These are but vain : that... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834
...Raleigh say, in answer to the sweet ballad, " Come'live with me and be my love." Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies...wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. The most common source of miseryfrom this species of delusion is in marriage, of which there is an... | |
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