 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 rare May read in thee : How small a part of time they share, That...  The Works of the English Poets: Waller - Page 99by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...feems to be. Tell her that's Young, And fliuns to hare her Graces That hadft thou fprung In, Defarts, where no Men abide, Thou muft have uncommended dy'd....from the Light retir'd; Bid her come forth, Suffer her felf to be defir'd, And not bluflxfo to be admir'd. Then die, that fhe The common Fate of all Things... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 pages
...refemble her to thee, How fweet, and fair, ihe feems to be. Tell her that's young, -'i. ' And fhuns to have her graces fpy'd, •• That hadft thou fprung...the light retir'd : Bid her come forth, '~ '. Suffer her felf to be defir'd, And not blufh fo to be admir'd. Then die ! that me The common fate of all thiftgs... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1768 - 366 pages
...fhuns to have her graces fpytt That hadft thou fprung In.defarts, where no men abide, .,» Thou mull have uncommended dy'd. Small is the worth Of beauty...from the light retir'd : Bid her come forth, Suffer her felf to be defu'd, And not blufh fo to be admir'd. Then die ! that fhe The common fate of all things... | |
 | 1783 - 366 pages
...graces fpied, That hadft thou fprung In deierts, where no men abide, Thou muft have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd ; Bid her come forth, Suffer her felf to be defir'd, And not blufh fo to be admir'd. Then die ! that fhe The common fate of all... | |
 | Christoph Meiners - 1787 - 388 pages
...when i refemblc her to thee, < how fweet, and fair, ihe feems to be. Tell her that's young, end ibuns to have her graces fpy'd that hadft thou fprung in defertS) where no men abide, thou mull have uncommended dy'd. Small, is the worth of beauty from the light retir'd: bid her come forth,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1790 - 462 pages
...When 1 refemble her to thee, How fweet and fair flie feems to be, ; Tell her that 's young, And Ihuns to have her graces fpy'd. That, hadft thou fprung In deferts, where no men abide, Thou muil have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd: Bid her come forth,... | |
 | Eschenburg - 1790 - 504 pages
...fpy'd, That, hadit thou i'prung In deferts, where no men abide, • Thou muft have uncominended died» Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd: Bid her come forth, SufFei; her felf to be defir'd, And not bluih fo to be admir'd. Then die ! that ihe The common fate... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...thee, How fweet and fair fhe feems to be. Tell her, that's young, And fliuns to have her graces fpied, That hadft thou fprung In deferts, where no men abide, Thou muft have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired. Bid her come forth, Suffer herfelf to be... | |
 | Samuel Whyte - 1792 - 434 pages
...When I refemble her to thee, How fweet, and fair, fhe feems to be. Tell her that's young And flums to have her graces fpy'd, That hadft thou fprung In...men abide, Thou muft have uncommended dy'd. Small Small is the worth • . • • . i Of beauty, from the light retir'd : Bid her come forth, Suffer... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1790 - 460 pages
...When I referable her to thee, How fweet and fair Ihe feems to be. Tell her that 's young, And fhuns to have her graces fpy'd, That, hadft thou fprung...deferts, where no men abide, Thou muft have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd: Bid her come forth, Suffer her felf to be... | |
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