 Grew sweet to sense, and lovely to the eye, 'Till at the last a cruel spoiler came, Cropt this fair rose, and rifled all its sweetness, Then cast it like a loathsome weed away.  Bell's British Theatre - Pagina 78geredigeerd door - 1797Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Otway - 1908 - 406 pagina’s
...Transplanted her into your own fair garden, Where the sun always shines ; there long she flourish'd, Grew sweet to sense, and lovely to the eye, Till at...Cropt this fair rose, and rifled all its sweetness ; 300 Then cast it like a loathsome weed away. Acast. You talk to me in parables, Chamont ; You may... | |
 | Thomas Otway - 1908 - 410 pagina’s
...eye, Till at the last a cruel spoiler came, Cropt this fair rose, and rifled all its sweetness ; 300 Then cast it like a loathsome weed away. Acast. You...me in parables, Chamont ; You may have known that I 'm no wordy man ; Fine speeches are the instruments of knaves Or fools, that use 'em when they want... | |
 | Eleanor Shipley Duckett, Gaius Valerius Catullus - 1925 - 204 pagina’s
...Transplanted her into your own fair garden, Where the sun always shines: there long she flourish'd, Grew sweet to sense, and lovely to the eye, 'Till at the last a cruel spoiler came, Cropp'd this fair rose, and rifled all its sweetness, Then cast it like a loathsome weed away. JOHN... | |
 | Thomas Otway - 1926 - 384 pagina’s
...Crept this fair Rofe, and rifled all its Sweetnefs, Then caft it like a loathfome Weed away. Acafl. You talk to me in Parables; Chamont, You may have known that I'm no wordy Man; Fine Speeches are the Inftruments of Knaves Or Fools, that ufe 'em, when they want good fenfe; But honefty Needs no Difguife... | |
 | 1913 - 582 pagina’s
...and beloved, seems in appliance to fitly speak forth of our beloved Country — "Long she flourish'd, Grew sweet to sense and lovely to the eye, "Till at the last, the cruel spoiler came." But, Sir, do we expect to parry or repair the blows and wounds that are being... | |
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