When lofty trees I see barren of leaves, Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, And summer's green all girded up in sheaves, Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard ; Then of thy beauty do I question make, ' for store, ie to be preserved for... The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - Page 62by William Shakespeare - 1826 - 830 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - Drama - 1995 - 196 pages
...shouldst print more, not let that copy die. When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the violet past prime, And sable curls ensilvered o'er with white; 5 When lofty trees I see barren of leaves, Which erst from heat did canopy... | |
| Max Fogiel - Report writing - 1996 - 118 pages
...equal. I quote from Shakespeare's Sonnets1. When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the...prime, And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white... It is also customary to begin a business letter with a colon. Dear Senator Jordan: To Whom It May Concern:... | |
| George Hughes - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 274 pages
...full of fine things said unintentionally - in the intensity of working out conceits . . . Hark ye! When lofty trees I see barren of leaves Which erst...sheaves, Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard. "Fine things said unintentionally" - as the green of summer gives place to autumn harvesting, a personalized... | |
| Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...well-tuned sounds, By unions married, do offend thine ear. They do but sweetly chide thee. 10543 Sonnet 12 Dismal Science. 2098 10544 Sonnet 17 If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces,... | |
| Rachel R. Baum - Social Science - 1999 - 188 pages
...forevermore. —Almira L. Frink (1870-?) Sonnet XII When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the...herd, And summer's green all girded up in sheaves Born on the bier with white and bristly beard; Then of thy beauty do I question make That thou among... | |
| Laurie E. Rozakis - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 500 pages
...an example from Shakespeare's sonnet 12: When I do count the clock that tells the time And see the brave day sunk in hideous night, When I behold the violet past prime And sable curls all silvered o'er with white.... Time and prime rhyme (the a's); and night and white rhyme (the b's). Another... | |
| Lance St. John Butler - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 230 pages
...certainly since Shakespeare's sonnets, which often hold up the main clause for some considerable time: When lofty trees I see barren of leaves Which erst from heat did canopy the herd... or: or: When forty winters shall besiege thy brow And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field... When... | |
| William Shakespeare - Drama - 2001 - 212 pages
...with white, When lofty trees I see barren of leaves, 6 Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, 7 And summer's green all girded up in sheaves Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard; 9 Then of thy beauty do I question make 10 That thou among the wastes of time must go, 1 1 Since sweets... | |
| John Keats - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 484 pages
...said unintentionally — in the intensity of working out conceits — Is this to be borne? Hark ye! When lofty trees I see barren of leaves Which erst...sheaves, Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard. He has left nothing to say about nothing or any thing: for look at Snails, you know what he says about... | |
| William Shakespeare - Drama - 2002 - 768 pages
...past prime, And sable curls all silvered o'er with white; When lofty trees l see barren of leaves, 5 Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, And summer's...with white and bristly beard: Then of thy beauty do l question make, That thou among the wastes of time must go, 10 Since sweets and beauties do themselves... | |
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