Require the borrow'd gloss of art ? Speak not of fate : ah ! change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom : 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine, Nor hope to pierce the... A Grammar of the Persian Language - Page 169by Sir William Jones - 1823 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Jones - English poetry - 1777 - 242 pages
...cheeks, where living rofes bloWi Where nature fpreads her richeft dyes, T* Require the borrow'd gtofs of art ? Speak not of fate : — ah ! change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom : 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
| English essays - 1784 - 552 pages
...cheeks where living го!-:* blow, Where nature fpreads lier richelt dyc^ Require the borrow'd glols of art? Speak not of fate — ah! change the theme. And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk oftheflow'rs that round us bloom» 'Tis all a cloud, 'tij all a dream; To lovtandjoy thy thoughts confine.... | |
| Books - 1787 - 666 pages
...Can cheeks where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes. Require the borrow'd glofs of art? " Speak not of fate— ah', change the theme,...talk of wine, Talk of the flow'rs that round us bloom : 'Tii all a cloud, 'us all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine, Nor hope to pierce the... | |
| 1787 - 652 pages
...Can cheeks where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require the borrow'd glofs of art? «' Speak not of fate— ah! change the theme. And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the fiow'rs that round us bloom ; •Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream; To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
| English poetry - 1787 - 750 pages
...where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require the borrow'd glofs of ait! Speak not of fate — ah ! — change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ! To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
| History - 1789 - 604 pages
...Can cheeks where living rofes blow, Where Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require thcborrow'd glofs of art? Speak not of fate — ah ? — change the...theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tisall a cloud, 'tis all a dream ! To love and joy thy thoughts confine.... | |
| History - 1789 - 592 pages
...Nature fpreads her richeft dyes, Require theborrow'd glofs of art ? Speak not of fate — ah ! — Aange the theme, • And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tie all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ! . To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
| 1794 - 766 pages
...fo clear as Rocnahad, A bower fo fweet as Mofellay. Or he who could exclaim ; Talk not of fate oh ! change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine. Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
| Books - 1794 - 766 pages
...fo clear as Rocnabad, A bower fo fweet as Mofcllay. Or he who could exclaim ; Talk not of fate oh ! change the theme, And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom ; 'Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...iVhere Nature fpreads her richcft dyes, Require the borrow'd glof» of art ? peak not of fate :— ah I change the theme.' And talk of odours, talk of wine, Talk of the flowers that round us bloom : Tis all a cloud, 'tis all a dream ; To love and joy thy thoughts confine,... | |
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