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" Love had, like the canker-worm, Confum'd her early prime : The rofe grew pale, and left her cheek; She dy'd before her time. VI. Awake ! me cry'd, thy true love calls* Come from her midnight-grave; Now let thy pity hear the maid, Thy love refus'd to fave.... "
The Works of the English Poets: Dyer and Mallet - Page 151
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies ...

1725 - 328 pages
...Dew,; The Rofe was budded in her Cheek, And opening to the View. But Love had like the Canker Worm, Confum'd her early Prime: The Rofe grew pale and left her Cheek ; She d/d before her Time. Awake fhe cry'd, thy true Love calls, Come from her Mid-night Grave ; Now let...
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Miscellaneous Poems: By Several Hands

David Lewis - 1726 - 350 pages
...Flow'r, That fips the filver Dew; The Rofe was budded in her Cheek, And opening to the View. V. But Love had, like the Canker-Worm ? Confum'd her early Prime: The Rofe grew pale, and left her Cheek j She dy'd before her Time. VI. Awake, fhe cry'd, thy true Love calls, Come from her Midnight Grave...
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The Excursion: A Poem in Two Books

David Mallet - 1728 - 88 pages
...Flower, That flps the filver Dew : The Rofe was budded in her Cheek, Juft opening to the View. But Love had, like the Canker-Worm, Confum'd her early...pale, and left her Cheek; She dy'd before her Time. Awake! She cry'd, thy tfrue Love calls, Come from her Midnight Grave: .» Now, let thy <Pity hear the...
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The Tea-table Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots ..., Volume 1

Allan Ramsay - 1750 - 492 pages
...; The rofe was budded in her cheek ; Juft opening to the view. But love had, like the canker worm, Confum'd her early prime : The rofe grew pale, and left her cheek ; Awake ! (he cry'd, thy true love calls, Come from her midnight grave : Now let thy pity hear the...
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The Works of David Mallet, Volume 1

David Mallet - 1759 - 228 pages
...flower, That fips the filver dew; The rofc was budded in her cheek, Juft opening to the view. y. But Love had, like the canker-worm, -Confum'd her early...left her cheek; She dy'd before her time. VI. Awake ! jhe cry'd, thy True Love calls, Come from her midnight-grave ; Now let thy Pity hear the maid, Thy...
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The Tea-table Miscellany: A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots and ..., Issue 420

Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pages
...; Juft op'ning to the view. But love had, like the canker-worm, Awake! — me cry'd, thy true-love calls, Come from her midnight-grave ; Now let thy pity hear the maid Thy love refus'd to fave. This is the dumb and dreary hour, When injur'd ghofts complain, And aid the fecrct fears of night,...
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Miscellaneous Correspondence, Volume 3

1764 - 666 pages
...ficw'r, That fips the filvtr dew ; The rofe w.is budded in her cheek, And opening to the view. V. But love had, like the canker-worm, Confum'd her early prime : The rofe grew pair, and left her check ; She dy'd before her time. VI. Awake, fnc cry'd, thy true love calls, Come...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

Thomas Percy - 1765 - 482 pages
...The rofe was budded in her cheek, 15 Juft opening to the view. But love had, like the canker worm, Confum'd her early prime : The rofe grew pale, and left her cheek ; She dy'd before her time. 20 " Awake ! (he cry'd, thy true love calls, " Come from her midnight grave ; " Now let thy pity hear...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry:: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

1765 - 404 pages
...The rofe was budded in her cheek, 15 Juft opening to the view. But love had, like the canker worm, Confum'd her early prime : The rofe grew pale, and left her cheek ; i She dy'd before her time. • 20 " Awake ! (he cry'd, thy true love calls, " Come from her midnight...
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A Collection of the Most Esteemed Pieces of Poetry, that Have Appeared for ...

Moses Mendez - 1770 - 348 pages
...flower, That fips the filver dew ; The rofe was budded in her cheek, Jufi; opening to the view. . V. But love had, like the canker-worm, Confum'd her early...thy true love calls, Come from her midnight-grave i Now let thy pity hear the maid Thy love refus'd to fave. VII. This is the dumb and dreary hour, When...
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