 | Ben Jonson - Love poetry - 1640 - 190 pages
...fall a logge, at last, dry, bold, and seare: Or standing long an Oake, three hundred yeare, A Lillie of a Day, Is fairer farre, in May, Although it fall,...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,... | |
 | William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 348 pages
...year To fall a log, at la!! , dry, old, and fear : A lily of a day, Is i hi iv r fas, in May, Although Although it fall, and die that night ; It was the plant, and flow'r of light : fii fmall proportions, we juft beauties fee : And in fhort meafures, life may perfeft... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...logge, at last, dry, bald, and seare : • A lillie of a day, Is 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 546 pages
...standing long an oake, three hundred yearc, To fall a logge at last, dry, bald and scare : A lillie of a day Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall...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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 538 pages
...standing long an oake, three hundred yeare, To fall a logge at last, dry, bald and seare : A lillie of a day Is fairer far-re in May, Although it fall...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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear : 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... | |
 | 1817 - 522 pages
...oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear : A lilly of a day 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... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...standing long an oake, three hundred yeare, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, aud seare : A lillie of a day, Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that nigfht:— It was the plant and flower of light. In such proportions we just beauties sec: And in short... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...standing long au fake, three hundred VL-are, To fall a logge, at lait, i'.iy, bald, and seare A lilii- ^ g g g h h h 1 2 chat night; It was the p.ant and flow» of light. In small proportion» we jolt beautic« see And in... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - Poets, English - 1834 - 408 pages
...works. It is not growing, like a tree, In bulk, doth make man better be. A lily of the day Is fairer far in May ; Although it fall and die that night, It was the flower and plant of light. BEN JONS ON. The flower was only transplanted into a heavenly garden, where... | |
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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. 
