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" When summer's breath their masked buds discloses; But, for their virtue only is their show, They live unwoo'd and unrespected fade, Die to themselves. Sweet roses do not so; Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made. "
Five Minutes: Daily Readings of Poetry - Page 27
1883
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...live. The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye, As the perfumed tincture of the roses, Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly, When summer's breath their masked buds discloses: But, for their virtue's only in their show, They live unmov'd, and unrespected fade, Die to th; 'nselves: sweet roses...
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The Poems of William Shakespeare: Comprehending Venus and Adonis, Tarquin ...

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 pages
...live. The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye, As the perfumed tincture of the roses, Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly, When summer's breath their masked buds discloses : But, for their vim\e's only in their show, They live unmov'd, and unrespecte<l fade, Die to themselves : sweet roses...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...live. The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye As the perfumed tincture of the roses, Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly When summer's breath...unwoo'd and unrespected fade ; Die to themselves. Sweet ro>es do not so ; Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made : And so of you, beauteous and lovely...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 5

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...live. The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye As the perfumed tincture of the roses, Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly When summer's breath their masked buds discloses S But, for their virtue only is their show, They live unwoo'd and unrespected fade ; Die to themselves....
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The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...live. The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye, As the perfumed tincture of the roses, Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly, When summer's breath their masked buds discloses : But, for their virtue's only in their show. ' They live unmov'd, and unrespected fade, Die to themselves : sweet roses...
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Aphorisms from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...adornM the most. THOMSON1 Induitur, forinosa ; exuitur, ipsa Forma er,t. MisciUaaiu."\ Hang on such Thorns ; and play as wantonly When Summer's Breath their masked Buds discloses. But for their Virtue's only in their show, [ They live unmov'd, and unrespected fade ; Die to themselves : — sweet...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...live. The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye, As the perfumed tincture of the roses, Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly, When summer's breath their masked buds discloses But,7 for their virtue's only in their show, They live unmov'd, and unrespected fade, Die to themselves...
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The British Bibliographer, Volume 4

Samuel-Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1814 - 700 pages
...live. The canker bloom* hare full as deep a dye As tlie perfumed tincture of the roses ; Jiang on such thorns, and play as wantonly When summer's breath...buds discloses , But for their virtue only is their shew, Thpylire onwoo'd and unresptcted fade ; Die in themselves. Sweet roses do not so ; Of their sweet...
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The British Bibliographer, Volume 4

Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1814 - 692 pages
...discloses ; But for their virtue only is their shew, They live unwoo'd and unrespi-cteii fade ; Die in themselves. Sweet roses do not so; Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours mad*-. And so of you, beauteous and lovely youth,* When that shall fade, my verse distills your truth....
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Archaica, containing a reprint of scarce old English prose tracts ..., Volume 1

Archaica - 1815 - 520 pages
...live. The canker blooms have full as deep a die As the perfumed tincture of the roses; Hang on s uch thorns, and play as wantonly, When Summer's breath their masked buds discloses. But for their virtues only in their shew, They live unmov'd and unrespected fade; Die to themselves: sweet roses...
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