 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...their faces, Others but Stewarts of their excellence. The summer's flower is to the summer sweet, Tho' to itself it only live and die; But if that flower...their deeds, Lilies, that fester, smell far worse than weeds. COMPLAINT FOK HIS LOVER'S ABSENCE. That tongue that tells the story of thy days, (Making lascivious... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 pages
...their faces. Others but stewards of their excellence, The summer's flower is to the summer sweet, Tho' to itself it only live and die ; But if that flower...their deeds ; Lilies that fester, smell far worse than weeds. How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame, Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...And husband Nature's riches from expense ; They are the lords and owners of their faces. Others but stewards of their excellence. The summer's flower...dignity : For sweetest things turn sourest by their deed* ; Lilies that fester, smell far worse than weeds. SONNET XCV. How sweet anil lovely dost thou... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...And husband Nature's riches from expense ; They are the lords and owners of their faces, Others but stewards of their excellence. The summer's flower...Though to itself it only live and die ; But if that Bower with base infection meet, The basest weed out-braves his dignity: For sweetest things turn sourest... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...their faces. Others but stewards of their excellence, The summer's flower is to the summer sweet, Tho' to itself it only live and die ; But if that flower...their deeds ; Lilies that fester, smell far worse than weeds. How sweet and lovely dost thou make the shame, Which, like a canker in the fragrant rose, Doth... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...Riches. 1991- PURITY. J The Summer's Flower is to the Summer sweet, Tho' in few hours it grow, blossom, and die : But if that Flower with base Infection meet, The basest Weed outbraves his Dignity. 1992. GLORY — corrupted by VICE. The sweetest Praise turns sour by evil Deeds. 1993. ENVY the unwilling... | |
 | John Clare - Country life - 1820 - 264 pages
...SCENERY. DESCRIPTIVE OF RURAL LIFE AND SCENERY. BY JOHN CLARE, A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PEASANT. "The Snmmer'i* Flower is to the Summer sweet, " Though to itself it only live and die." Shaktpcure. LONDON: PRINTED FOR TAYLOR AND HESSEY, FLEET STREET ; AND E. DRURY, STAMFORD. 1820. INTRODUCTION.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 486 pages
...subsequent passage : " So in thyself thyself nrt made away." Again, in our author's 95th Sonnet : " The summer's flower is to the summer sweet, " Though to itself it only live and die." Again, more appositely in the present poem : " Poor flower ! quoth she, this was thy father's guise,... | |
 | Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...exceedingly disposed to quote the 94th Sonnet, if it be only for the sake of two beautiful lines — " The summer's flower is to the summer sweet, Though to itself it only live and die." But we must pass on, at once, to the 98th and the 102nd, which we cannot leave behind us. They are as follows.... | |
 | Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...disposed to quote the 94th Sonnet, if it be only for the sake of two beautiful lines — " The summer' s flower is to the summer sweet, Though to itself it only live and die." But we must pass on, at once, to the 98th and the 102nd, which we cannot leave behind us. They are as follows.... | |
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That do not do the thing they most do show, Who moving others, are themselves as stone, Unmoved, cold, and to temptation slow; They rightly do inherit heaven's graces, And husband nature's riches from expense; They are the lords and owners of their faces,... 
