 | Omar Khayyam - 1859 - 48 psl.
...Lap from some once lovely Head. XIX. And this delightful Herb whose tender Green Fledges the River's Lip on which we lean — Ah, lean upon it lightly...for who knows From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen ! xx. Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup that clears TO-DAY of past Regrets and future Fears — To-morrow... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - 1865 - 394 psl.
...its lap from some once lovely head. And this delightful herb whose tender green Fledges the river's lip on which we lean— Ah, lean upon it lightly !...for who knows From what once lovely lip it springs uuseen !" " I think the Vessel, that with fugitive Articulation auswer'd, once did live, And merry-make... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1868 - 56 psl.
...her Lap from some once lovely Head. And this delightful Herb whose living Green Fledges the River's Lip on which we lean — Ah, lean upon it lightly ! for who knows From what once lovely Lip t springs unseen ! XXVI. Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 psl.
...her lap from some once lovely head. 1 And this delightful herb whose living green Fledges the river's lip on which we lean, — Ah, lean upon it lightly...for who knows From what once lovely lip it springs unseen ! " " Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and saint, and heard great argument About... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 psl.
...And this delightful herb whose living green Fledges the river's lip on which we lean, — Ah, leau upon it lightly ! for who knows From what once lovely lip it springs unseen ! " " Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and saint, and heard great argument About... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1872 - 796 psl.
...lap from some once lovely head. " And this delightful herb, whose living grecn Fledges the river's lip on which we lean — Ah, lean upon it lightly!...for who knows From what once lovely lip it springs unseen ! " He speaks of attempts to unravel "the master knot of human fate," and of his ill success... | |
 | Laurier House, Omar Khayyam - 1872 - 70 psl.
...Lap from some once lovely Head. xx. And this reviving Herb whose tender Green Fledges the River-Lip on which we lean — Ah, lean upon it lightly ! for who knows Prom what once lovely Lip it springs unseen ! XXI. Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup that clears TO-DAY... | |
 | 1875 - 1012 psl.
...lap from some once lovely head. " And this reviving horb, whose tender green Fledges the river-lip on which we lean ; Ah ! lean upon it lightly, for who knows From what once lovely lip it springs unseen ? " Ah, my beloved ! fill the cup that clears To-day of past regrets, and future fears ; To-morrow... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1876 - 608 psl.
...Hyacinth the Garden wears Dropped in her Lap from some once lovely Head. And this reviving Herb whose tender Green Fledges the River- Lip on which we lean...for who knows From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen !" Then, after a lament for those — " the loveliest and the best " who had " drunk their Cup... | |
 | Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff - 1876 - 314 psl.
...her lap from some ouce lovely head. "And this reviving herb, whose tender green Fledges the river-lip on which we lean ; Ah ! lean upon it lightly, for who knows From what once lovely lip it springs unseen ? " Ah, my beloved ! fill the cup that clears To-day of past regrets and future fears ; To-morrow!... | |
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I sometimes think that never blows so red The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled; That every Hyacinth the Garden wears Dropt in her Lap from some once lovely Head. 
