| English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age shall ne'er call back. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves ; But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. Oh then be wise ! and, whilst... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age shall ne'er call back. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves ; But if your beauties once decay, Oh then be wise ! and, whilst your season Affords you days... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age shall ne'er call back. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes ; The faded rose each spring receives A fresh qptl tincture on her leaves ; But if your beauties once decay, THOMAS CAREW. Oh then be wise ! and,... | |
| 1828 - 454 pages
...time and age will worke that wrack Which time not age shall nere call back. The snake each yeare fresh skin resumes And eagles change their aged plumes ;...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leavei : But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. Oh, then, be wise, and whilst... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age shall ne'er call back. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves ; But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. Oh then be wise ! and, whilst... | |
| Books - 1822 - 386 pages
...time and age will work that wrack, Which time or age shall ne'er call back. The snake each year fresh skin resumes And eagles change their aged plumes;...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves ; But, if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. Oh, then be wise, and whilst... | |
| Thomas Carew - 1824 - 252 pages
...and age will worke that wrack Which time or age shall ne're call backe. The snake each yeare fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves : But if your beauties once decay, Oh then be wise, and whilst your season Affords you dayes... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...avarice, all visibly move in those little orbs.—Speetator. DCCCLXXXVI. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes;...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves: But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. O then be wise, and whilst your... | |
| John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...avarice, all visibly move in those little orbs. — Speetator. DCCCLXXXVI. The snake each year fresh skin resumes, And eagles change their aged plumes;...rose each spring receives A fresh red tincture on her leaves: But if your beauties once decay, You never know a second May. O then be wise, and whilst your... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...wracke, Which time nor age shall nere call back. The snake each yeare fresh skin resumes. And eagle» dds, that his tabor, tabor-s'.ick and pipe, attest his profession ; the fe linciurr on her leaves • But, if your brauties once decay. You never know a second May. Oh then,... | |
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