 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.  Love Poems - Page 29by Robert Maynard Leonard - 1914 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...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 nectar sup, 1 would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...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. I sent thee Fate a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...thee, thirst, and taking hold of the cup, do not indeed apply that to my lips for drink, but thee.' I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, .' As giving it a hope that there It might not withered be. PHIL. Letter XXX. ffoi ftf avov fiiSiiv,... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 322 pages
...The thirst that from my soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine ; But might I of Jove's neftar sip, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much hon'ring thee, As giving it a hope that there It would not withcr'd be : But thou thereon didst only... | |
 | Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...And I will pledge with mine! The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine: Put, might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine ! STILL to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast; Still to be powdred, still perfum'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 424 pages
...thirst, and taking hold of the cup, do not indeed apply that to my lips for drink, but thee.' III. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It might not withered be. PHIL. Letter XXX. ' niiropQa. mi ftQaaor ^oSaiy,... | |
 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 508 pages
...Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And '11 not ask for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine, But might I of Jove's nectar...thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...but in the cap, And I'll' not looke for wine. The thirst, that from the soule doth rise, Uiili askc a drink divine: But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee, late, a rosie wreath, Not so much honoring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be.... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...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...thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee, As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be ; But thou thereon didst only breathe, And... | |
 | Richard Clark - Madrigals, English - 1814 - 530 pages
...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, At giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be : But thou, thereon, didst only breathe, And... | |
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