 Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips the silver dew ; The rose was budded in her cheek, Just opening to the view. But love had, like the cankerworm, Consumed her early prime: The rose grew pale, and left her cheek ; She died before her time.  Tales of Wonder; - Page 260by Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801Full view - About this book
 | William Motherwell - English poetry - 1872 - 592 pages
...had his pretentious been genuine, that, as this was the first thing which brought him into notice. " Awake ! " she cried, " thy true love calls, Come from her midnight grave ; Late let thy pity mourn a wretch Thy love refus'd to save. " This is the dark and fearful hour When... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - American poetry - 1873 - 782 pages
...youth and years arc flown : Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. living virtue, that, when both must sever, Although...P ϐ肀 L"? 1873 Ward"1 Beeton Samuel Orchart" cheekShe died before her time. Awake ! she cried, thy true love calls, Come from her midnight grave... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - English poetry - 1875 - 622 pages
...are flown: Such is the robe that kings must wear When death has reft their crown. Her lil. i. .1,1 was like the springing flower. That sips the silver...view. But love had, like the canker-worm. Consumed Iter early prime; The rose grew pale, and left her cheek — She died before her time. Awake' she cried,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - Children's poetry - 1875 - 168 pages
...youth and years are flown : 10 Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips...the silver dew ; The rose was budded in her cheek, 1 5 Just opening to the view. But love had, like the cankerworm, Consumed her early prime: The rose... | |
 | English poetry - 1876 - 424 pages
...youth and years are flown ; 10 Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips the silver dew ; The rose was budded in her cheek ; 15 Just opening to the view. But love had, like the canker-worm, Consum'd her early prime : The rose... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1876 - 630 pages
...youth and years are flown: 1C Such is the robe, that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips the silver dew; The rose was budded in her cheek, 15 Just opening to the view. But love had, like the canker-worm, Consum'd her early prime: The rose... | |
 | Frederick Edward Hulme - Flowers - 1877 - 270 pages
...of the simile ; we have marked two passages from two distinct poems as illustrative of this : — " Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips...and left her cheek — She died before her time." " His cheeks, where love with beauty glow'd, A deadly pals o'ercast ; So fades the fresh rose in its... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - Children's poetry, English - 1877 - 326 pages
...youth and years are flown : Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips...pale, and left her cheek ; She died before her time. 12 reft, taken ' Awake ! ' she cried, ' thy true Love calls, ' Come from her midnight grave ; ' Now... | |
 | English poetry - 1877 - 394 pages
...youth and years are flown : 10 Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips the silver dew; The rose was budded in her cheek, 15 Just opening to the view. But love had, like the canker worm, Consum'd her early prime : 1 This... | |
 | John Ross - English poetry - 1878 - 816 pages
...and years are flown : Such is the robe that kings must wear, When death has reft their crown. 1Y. • Her bloom was like the springing flower, That sips...was budded in her cheek ! Just opening to the view. v. But love had, like the canker-worm, Consumed her early prime ; The rose grew pale, and left her... | |
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