I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee As giving it a hope that there It could... Specimens of the Early English Poets - Page 114by George Ellis - 1790 - 323 lehteFull view - About this book
| British dramatists - 1868 - 138 lehte
...might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, . ' As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me ; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself,... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1869 - 526 lehte
...I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. 160 9 I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me ; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself,... | |
| Henry Philip Dodd - 1870 - 652 lehte
...might 1 of Jove's nectar sip, I would not change for thine. I sent thee, late, a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me ; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself,... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 lehte
...might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. II. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me, Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself... | |
| English poems - 1870 - 722 lehte
...But might I of Jove's nectar sup I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me ; Since when it grows,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 lehte
...Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring didst only breathe And sent'st it back to me : Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself... | |
| 1871 - 780 lehte
...a total contradiction to the bluff nature of the man : — " I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not witherM be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And send it back to me, Since when it grows and smells,... | |
| Walter Fitzallen - 1872 - 422 lehte
...might I of Jove's nectar sip, I would not change for thine. " I sent thee late a rosy wreath, not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there it could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, and sent'st back to me; Since when it grows and smells, I swear, not of itself... | |
| Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 lehte
...might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself,... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1872 - 268 lehte
...might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me ; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself,... | |
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