| George Herbert - Christian poetry, English - 1638 - 220 pages
...becken to the flow'rs, and they By noon raoft cunningly did flea! away, And wither'd in my hand. My hind was next to them, and then my heart; I took, without more thinking, in good part Times gentle admonition ; Who did fo fweet'ly deaths lad tafte convey, Making my mind to frrell my... | |
| George Herbert - 1660 - 444 pages
...But Time did becken to the flowr's; and they 9 By noon moft cunningly did fteal away, And wither'd in my hand My hand was next to them, and then my heart : I took, without more thinking, in good part Times gentle admonition ; ijoWho did fo fweetly deaths fad tafte convey, Making my minde to faiell... | |
| George Herbert - 1703 - 450 pages
...Band. But Time did beckon to the Flowers, and they By Noon moft cunningly did fteal away, And wither'd in my Hand. My Hand was next to them, and then my...thinking, in good part Time's gentle Admonition ; Who did fofweetly Death's fad tafteconvey, Making my MinAto fmell my fatal Day, Yet fug'ring the Sufpition.... | |
| George Herbert - 1709 - 376 pages
...wither'd in my Hand.' . r - ; - • . • . ,•.."' . , >*• , ' •/ • • • - -•• > • My Hand was next to them, and then my Heart ; I took,...thinking, in good part Time's gentle Admonition -} Who did fo fweetly Death's fad tafte convey, MaWr% my Mind to fmell myfatalDay, , Yet fugr'ing the Sufpitipn.... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...time did beckon to the flow'rs, and they By noon, moft cunningly, did fteal away, And wither in ray hand. My hand was next to them, and then my heart;...thinking, in good part, Time's gentle admonition ; Who did fo fweetly death's fad tafte convey, Making my mind to fmell my fatal day, Yet fug'ring the fufpicion.... | |
| George Herbert - 1799 - 310 pages
...band. But time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon moft cunningly did tteal away, And wither'd in my hand. My hand was next to them, and then my...thinking, in good part Time's gentle admonition ; Who did fo fweetly death's fad tafte convey, Making my mind to fmell my fatal day, Yet fugr'ing the fufpicion.... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...Lincoln ; at the former of which he built a parsonage, and at the latter a church. He died in 1632-3. LIFE. But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And wiilicr'd in my hand. My hand was next to them, and then my heart ; I took, without more thinking,... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
...at the former of which he built a parsonage, and at the latter a church. He died in 1632-8. LIFE. i But time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And wither'd in my hand. My hand was next to them, and then my heart; I took, without more thinking, in... | |
| James Montgomery - 1824 - 312 pages
...pusy, while the day ran by ; ' Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band : ' But Time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away, And wither'd in my hand.'* HERBERT. MUTABILITY is the everlasting theme of lamentation with poets, historians,... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - Poets, English - 1834 - 408 pages
...a posie while the day ran by ; Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band : But time did beckon to the flowers, and they By noon most cunningly did steal away And wither in my hand. My hand was next to them, and then my heart, I took, without more thinking, in good... | |
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