 There is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light of beauty is fading away, When the bright enchantment of youth is gone, And the tint that glow'd, and the eye that shone, And darted around its glance of power, And the lip that vied with the sweetest...  Miscellanies Selected from the Public Journals - Side 981822Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1822 - 500 sider
...will come, and will not tarry." AMI c us. EXTRACTS. CONSUMPTION. •ILICTID F110M n If l\ u.'> CLIO. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...And the lip that vied with the sweetest flower, That erer in PzstumV garden blew, Or ever was steep'din fragrant dew, When all, that was bright and fair,... | |
 | James Gates Percival - 1823 - 418 sider
...they swell From the rock on the hill; They sing their farewell, And the music is still. CONSUMPTION. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...bright enchantment of youth is gone, And the tint that glowed, and the eye that shone, And darted around its glance of power, And the lip that vied with the... | |
 | James Gates Percival - 1823 - 414 sider
...they swell From the rock on the hill; They sing their farewell, And the music is still. CONSUMPTION. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...fading away, When the bright enchantment of youth is pone, And the tint that glowed, and the eye that shone, And darted around its glance of power, And... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 432 sider
...ever sweep the oar, When early birds at morning wake, And evening tells us toil is o'er. CONSUMPTION. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...lip that vied with the sweetest flower, That ever in Pa; stum's garden blew, Or ever was steep'd in fragrant dew, When all that was bright and fair, has... | |
 | 1829 - 436 sider
...ever sweep the oar, When early birds at morning wake, And evening tells us toil is o'er. CONSUMPTION. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...lip that vied with the sweetest flower, That ever inPccstum's garden blew, Or ever was stoep'd in fragrant dew, When all that was bright and fair, has... | |
 | Lyre - 1830 - 396 sider
...should make reply, However rudely swept, in tones of melody ! 73 CONSUMPTION. BY JAMES G. PERCIVAL. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...shone, And darted around its glance of power, And the Up that vied with the sweetest flower, That ever in Paestum's* garden blew, Or ever was steep'd in... | |
 | 1831 - 596 sider
...consumption ; but the philanthropist must mourn the sad causes of so much misery. The poet may tell us, ' There is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light of beauty is fading awny, When the bright enchantment of youth is gone, And the tint that glowed, and the eye that shone,... | |
 | 1834 - 402 sider
...pale its glow ; St>en virtue rare, but more of virtue's show. JAMES G. PERCIVAL. CONSUMPTION. THEKK is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light of...lip that vied with the sweetest flower, That ever in Psestum's garden blew, Or ever was steep'd in fragrant dew, When all that was bright and fair, has... | |
 | 1834 - 406 sider
...woman's deeay, When the light of beauty is fading away, When the bright enehantment of youth is goue, And the tint that glow'd, and the eye that shone, And darted around its glanee of power, And the lip that vied with the sweetest flower, That ever in IVstum'n garden blew,... | |
 | Harp - 1836 - 380 sider
...Just gaze upon one worship'd eye, Just know yourself beloved — and die ! CONSUMPTION. IG PERCIVAL. THERE is a sweetness in woman's decay, When the light...lip that vied with the sweetest flower, That ever in Psestum's garden blew, Or ever was steep'd in fragrant dew, When all that was bright and fair is fled,... | |
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