 Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good will sever; Spend not then his gifts in vain; Suns, that set, may rise again; But if once we lose this light, "Tis with us perpetual...  Songs & Lyrics from the Dramatists, 1533-1777 - Pagina 781905 - 242 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1729 - 284 pagina’s
...Suns that fet may rife again, But if once we lofe this light, Tis with us perpetual night. Why fhou'd we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor houfhold fpies ? *Tis no fin love's fruits to fleal ; But the fweet thefts to reveal : To be taken,... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 436 pagina’s
...f« may rile again : ' 4 But But if once we lofe this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why fhould we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor houfhold fpies ; Or his eafier ears beguile, Thus removed by our wile ? 'Tis no fin love's fruits to... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pagina’s
...Suns that fet may rife again; But if once we lofe the light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why fhould we defer our joys? Fame and rumour are but toys ; Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor houfehold fpies ? Or his eafier ears beguile So removed by our wile ? 'Tis no fin love's fruits to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 pagina’s
...that fet, may rife again : But if once we lofe this light, ' J'is with us perpetual night. Why fhou!d we defer our joys ? Fame and rumour are but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor houfehold fpies }. Or his'eafier ears beguile, So removed by our wile .' "Tis no fin love's fruit to... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pagina’s
...will sever ; Spend not then his gifts in vaio, Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose the light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we...poor household spies ? Or his easier ears beguile, So removed by our wile ? 'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal; But the sweet theft to reveal, To be taken,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pagina’s
...ears beguile, So removed by our wile ? 'Tis no sin love's fruit to steal ; — But the sweet theft to reveal, To be taken, to be seen, — These have crimes accounted been. SONG. To Celia. [From the same.] DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; Or... | |
 | Lyre - 1806 - 208 pagina’s
...He, at length, our good will sever; Spend not, then, his gifts in vain, Suns may set, may rise again; But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual...but toys. Cannot we delude the eyes Of a few poor houshold spies; Or his easier ears beguile, So removed by our wile ? Tis no sin love's fruit to steal,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagina’s
...will sever; Spend not then his gifts in vain, Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose the light, Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we...few poor household spies? Or his easier ears beguile So removed hy our wile ? Tb DO sin love's fruits to steal; But the sweet theft to reveal, To be taken,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pagina’s
...He at length our good will sever : Spend not then his gifts in vain ! Suns that set may rise again ; But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual...poor household spies ? Or his easier ears beguile, So removed by our wile ? 'Tis no sin love's fruit to steal ; — But the sweet theft to reveal, To... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 pagina’s
...rumour are but toys. ' Cannot we delude the eyes ' Ôf a few poor household spies? ' Or his easier cars beguile, Thus removed by our wile ? 'Tis no sin love's...taken, to be seen, ' These have crimes accounted been." Cel. Some serene blast me ", or dire This my offending face. [lightning strike folp. Why droops my... | |
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