 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 64by William Shakespeare - 1826 - 783 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - Sonnets, English - 1995 - 182 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... | |
 | Research and Education Association - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 97 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:... | |
 | Christopher Butler, Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday, Robin Fawcett - Psychology - 1996 - 659 pages
...trees l see barren of leaves, Whfch erstfrom heat did canopy the herd, And summer's green all gtrded up in sheaves Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard. Then of thy beauty do l question make . . . to ten; (64) When / haue seen by time's fell hand defaced The rich proud cost... | |
 | Hisaaki Yamanouchi - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 248 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 - 669 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 - 172 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 - 468 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 - 215 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 - 164 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 - Literary Collections - 2002 - 435 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... | |
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