 | Ben Jonson - 1640 - 190 páginas
...fairer farre, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the Plant, and flowre of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect bee. The Counter-turne. Call, noble Lucius, then for Wine, And let thy lookes with gladnesse shine... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 páginas
...fairer farre, in May, Althoagh ii fall, and die that night; It was the plant and flowre of light. ID small proportions we just beauties see: And in short measures life may perfect be. '.ill, noble Lucius, then for wine, And let thy lookes with gladnesse shine: Accept this garland, plant... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 páginas
...day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall and die that night; It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. * It is not growing like a tree, &c.] " The qaalities of rind perception and happy expression" (it... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 páginas
...fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that night; — It was the plant and flowre of light. In small proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect bee." &c. " The following is part of lord Level's discourse, when impleaded before his mistress, in... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 páginas
...far-re in May, Although it fall and die that night; — It was the plant and flowre of light. In tmall proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect bee." &c. " The following is part of lord Level's discourse, when impleaded before his mistress, in... | |
 | 1817 - 522 páginas
...Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and Jloiaer of light : In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.'' It has been long considered as an infallible mark of good taste to carp at Ben Jonson's translations.... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 páginas
...to curse the wine, when we should rather impute it to ourselves for the excess.— Erasmus. In such proportions we just beauties see: And in short measures life may perfect be. Ode to the Memory of a Youth,—Ben Jonson, DCCCLXVIII. Mr. Hobbes was used to say,—that a man was... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 páginas
...day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night; It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. SIR HENRY WOTTON. THIS elegant writer was born in Kent, in 1568. He enjoyed several public offices... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1847 - 606 páginas
...Is fairer, far, in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light I In small proportions we just beauties see And in short measures life may perfect be." Mrs. Gray's remains were deposited in the vaults of St. Paul's church, Cork. No monumental stone has... | |
 | William James Linton - 1844 - 340 páginas
...Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall and die that night ; It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see ; And in short measures, life may perfect be. And I would appeal for the truth of this to myself, and to my noble Lucins near me, one grown old to... | |
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A lily of a day Is fairer far in May; Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. 
