 Amarantha, sweet and fair, Ah, braid no more that shining hair! As my curious hand or eye Hovering round thee, let it fly. Let it fly as unconfined As its calm ravisher the wind, Who hath left his darling, th' east, To wanton o'er that spicy nest.  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 331edited by - 1856Full view - About this book
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...embrace, Did I flill doat upon that face. SONG. AMARANTHA, fweet and fair, Ah! braid no more that fhining hair; As my curious hand or eye Hovering round thee, let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravifher the wind; Who hath left his darling eaft To wanton o'er that fpicy... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...doat upon thy face. SONG. To Amarantha, that she would dishevel her hair. [Abridged from 7 stanzas.] AMARANTHA, sweet and fair, Ah ! braid no more that...eye, Hovering round thee, let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher the wind;. Who hath left his darling th' east To wanton o'er that spicy... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...thee, let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher the wind; Who hath left his darling th' east To wanton o'er that spicy nest. Every tress must be confest But neatly tangled at the best ; take a clew of golden thread, Most excellently ravelled. Do not then wind up that light In ribbons,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...new embrace, Could I still doat upon thy face. SONG. To Amarantha, that she would dishevel her hair. AMARANTHA, sweet and fair, Ah ! braid no more that...eye, Hovering round thee, let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher the Wind ; Who hath left his darling th' east To wanton o'er that spicy... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...other beauties wrong, And rob thee of a new embrace, Did I still doat upon that face. SONG. A MARANTHA, sweet and fair, •**• Ah ! braid no more that shining...eye Hovering round thee, let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher the wind ; Who hath left his darling east To wanton o'er that spicy... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...remind us of those beautiful lines of Richard Lovelace To Amarantba, that ibi would dishevel btr tair. Amarantha, sweet and fair, Ah, braid no more that shining hair ! As my curious hand or eye, Hov'ring round thee, let it fly': Let it fly ai unconfin'd As its calm ravisher the wind, Who bath... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 pages
...such, As yon too shall adore ; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Lov'd I not honour more. SONG. To Amarantha sweet and fair, Ah ! braid no more that...eye, Hovering round thee let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher, the wind; Who hath left his darling th' east, To wanton o'er that... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 pages
...adore ; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Lov'd I not honour more. SONG. To AMA.RA.NTBA. Amaranth a sweet and fair, Ah ! braid no more that shining hair...eye, Hovering round thee let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher, the wind; Who hath left his darling th' east, To wanton o'er that... | |
 | 1837 - 574 pages
...curl-papers in his mistress, as is proved by his lines "to Amarantha, that she would dishevel her hair." Amarantha, sweet and fair. Ah, braid no more that...eye, Hovering round thee let it fly. Let it fly as unconfin'd As its calm ravisher, the wind ; Who hath left his darling th' east. To wanton o'er that... | |
 | 1838 - 570 pages
..." Amarantha, sweet and fair, Oh, braid no more that shining hair ! * * Published by Isaak Walton. " Let it fly as unconfined As its calm ravisher, the wind, Who has left his darling th' east To wanton o'er that spicy nest. " Ev'ry tress must he confest But neatly... | |
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