 | 1729 - 284 páginas
...calls, with voice alluring, Beauty foftly binds the chain. CoME, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the Sports of love; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length our good will fever ; Spend not then his gifts in vain : Suns that fet may rife again, But if once we lofe this light,... | |
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 348 páginas
...With willing fport, to the wild ocean. Slid. Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the fports of love ; Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, oar good will fever : Spend not then his gifts in vain; Suns that fet, may rife again : But if once... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 436 páginas
...graceful gefture, note, and footing. 'SONG.' Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the fports of love ; ' Time will not be ours for ever, ' He, at length, our good will fever. ' Spend not then his gifts in vain ; ' Suns that f« may rile again : ' 4 But But if once we... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 páginas
...Ihuts my eye, And now, oh now, BEN JONSON. SONG. COME, my CeHa, let us prove, While we may, the fweets of love; Time will not be ours for ever, He at length our good will fever; Spend not then his gifts in vain, Suns that fet may rife again; But if once we lofe the light,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 páginas
...in my bofom, and at home. V. Su>s. T» Ctlia. COME, my Cclia, let us prove, While we may, the fports of love ; Time will not be ours for ever : He at length our good will fever. Spend not then his gifts in vain. Suns that fet, may rife again : But if once we lofe this light,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 páginas
...never articulate ! BEN JONSON Was bora in 1574, and died in 103". SONG. [From " The Forest."] COME, ray Celia, let us prove, While we may, the sports of love ; Time will not be ours for ever, He at lengthwur good will sever : Spend not then his gifts in vain ! Suns that set may rise again ; But if... | |
 | 1878 - 668 páginas
...of the works of Ben Jonson thereis a notice of the song which occurs in the play of the Fox: — " Come, my Celia, let us prove While we may the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever," &c. And the writer says : " This song, unfortunately founded on the faulty ethical system of Sir Philip... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1898 - 632 páginas
...curious illustration in the ascription to Carew of the well known echo of Catullus, beginning : — " Come, my Celia, let us prove While we may the sports of love; Time will not be ours for ever. . . ." This beautiful song did not appear in the early editions of Carew, but crept into the later... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 560 páginas
...the adulteries of art ; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart. [•' The Forest." 1616.] TO CELIA. Come, my Celia, let us prove. While we may, the sports of love; Time will not be ours forever: He, at length, our good will sever. Spend not then his gifts in vain : Suns that set, may... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 526 páginas
...adulteries of art ; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart. ["The Forest." 1616.] TO CELIA. Come, my Oelia, let us prove, While we may, the sports of love; Time will not be ours forever : He, at length, our good will sever. Spend not then his gifts in vain : Suns that set, may... | |
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Come, my Celia, let us prove While we may the sports of love; Time will not be ours forever, He at length our good will sever. Spend not then his gifts in vain; Suns that set may rise again, But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. 
