 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.  Garden-craft Old and New - Strona 202autor: John Dando Sedding - 1891 - Liczba stron: 215Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Ben Jonson - 1640 - Liczba stron: 190
...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 - Liczba stron: 746
...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 - Liczba stron: 464
...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 - Liczba stron: 546
...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 - Liczba stron: 538
...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 - Liczba stron: 522
...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 - Liczba stron: 358
...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 - Liczba stron: 624
...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 - Liczba stron: 606
...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 - Liczba stron: 340
...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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