 | Walter Fitzallen - 1872 - 422 pages
...only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss within the cup, and I'll not ask for wine; The thirst that from the soul doth rise,...doth ask a drink divine, But 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... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 pages
...Wcni" г from being made a baronet, she would r change situations with Anne. TO CEU A. Drink to me f February, 1827, was one of the most delightful I...morning; my blood flowed freely through my veins, muck honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon did'st... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 590 pages
...only with thine eyes, And I will pledgn with mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise...ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's nectar snp, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late n rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee As giving... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 622 pages
...two specimens of both styles, beginning with Ben Jonson's graceful lines To Celia :— Drink to mo only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's... | |
 | 1874 - 614 pages
...Jonson's address to Celia, which, familiar as it is, can never be read without delight : — ' Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine...Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.' A lightness and an intensity are combined here so perfectly as to make the gem complete. The language... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1874 - 584 pages
...my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty. TO CELIA. LOVELACE. DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine;...cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from my soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - Authors, American - 1875 - 458 pages
...Jonson's address to Celia, which, familiar as it is, can never be read without delight : — ' Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine...Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.' A lightness and an intensity are combined here so perfectly as to make the gem complete. The language... | |
 | Henry Philip Dodd - Epigrams - 1875 - 768 pages
...lies ? — Yes ! but not his — 'tis Death itself there dies. TO CELIA ("The Forest"). Drink to me, only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine...Doth ask a drink divine; But 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - English drama - 1875 - 510 pages
...suit, In thy justice to molest None but them, and leave the rest. IX. SONG. To CELIA.6 [RINK to me, only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine...that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine : 6 That for the oil of talc dare spend More than citizens dare lend.] See vol. iv. p. 90. Whalley... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - English drama - 1875 - 510 pages
...suit, In thy justice to molest None but them, and leave the rest. IX. SONG. To CELIA.' [RINK to me, only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine...that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine : 8 That for the oil of talc dare spend More than citizens dare lend.] See vol. iv. p. 90. Whalley... | |
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Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And 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. 
