 Hermes' rod, And powerful, too, as either god TO PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS ! why should we delay Pleasures shorter than the day Could we (which we never can Stretch our lives beyond their span, Beauty like a shadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or would...  The Works of Edmund Waller: Esq., in Verse and Prose - Page 44by Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...Jove but laughs at Lovers Peijury.. Dryd P»l. & Arc, Phillis, why fhould we delay Pleafures, fhorter than the Day ? Could we, which we never can, Stretch our Lives beyond their Span j ' Beauty, like a Shadow, flies : And our Youth, before us, dies: Or would Youth and Beauty ftay,... | |
 | Edmund Waller - English poetry - 1744 - 496 pages
...the wind. 62 POEMS upon fevera! Qccafions. To PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS! why fhould we delay Pleafures fhorter than the day ? Could we (which we never can ! ) Stretch our Lives beyond their fpan ; Beauty like a fhadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or would youth, and beauty, ftay, LOVE hath wings, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 276 pages
...the day ? Could we (which we never can !) Stretch our lives beyond their fpan ; Beauty like a fhadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or, would youth...beauty ftay, Love hath wings, and will away. Love hath fwjfter wings than Time : Change in love to heaven does climb j Gods, that never change their ftate,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 274 pages
...wing'd with fear, out-flies the wind. TO TO PHYLLIS. PHYLLIS! why fhould we delay Pleafures fho:ter than the day ? Could we (which we never can !) Stretch our lives beyond their fpan ^ Beauty like a fhadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or, would youth and beauty ftay, Love hath wings, and will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 348 pages
...never can !) Streteh our lives beyond th'eir (pan ; Beauty like a (hadow flies, And our youth belore us dies. Or, would youth and beauty ftay, Love hath wings, and will away. Love hath swi(ter wings than Time : Change in love to heaven does elimb; Gods, that never change their (late,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 346 pages
...with fear, out-flies the wind. TO PHYLLIS. T) HYLLIS ! why mould we delay •*• Pleafures fhorter than the day ? Could we (which we never can !) Stretch our lives beyond their fpan ; iieauty like a fhadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or, would youth and beauty ftay, Love... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1781 - 384 pages
...fly to thy arms. SONG 1207. Written by Mr. WALLIX. pill LI, IS 1 why Aould we delay Plea/ures fhorter than the day ? Could we (which we never can!) Stretch...Beauty like a (hadow flies, And our youth before us diet. Or would yonth, and beauty, ftay, Love hath wings, and will away. Love hath fwifter wings than... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...that me The common fate of all things rare TO PHILLIS. PHILLIS, why fhould we delay Pleafures dorter than the day ? Could we (which we never can) Stretch our lives beyond their fpan, Beauty like a fhadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or would youth and beauty ftay, Love hath wings, and will... | |
 | Jasper Adams, John Adams - 1793 - 358 pages
...feven fyllables, and the accent lies on the firft, third, ffth, andfevenfh ; as in the following : " Could we, which we never can, " Stretch our lives beyond their fpan, " Beauty like a fhadow flies, " A'nd our youth before us dies." The other fort has a hafty found, and requires an accent... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...And pow'rful, tea, as either god. XIV. TO PHYLLIS. PBTLLIS ! why fhould we delay Pleafures fhorter than the day ? Could we (which we never can) Stretch our lives beyond their fpan, Beauty like a fhadow flies, And our youth before us dies. Or would youth and beauty flay, Love hath wings, and will... | |
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