Ben Jonson Quote

I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent'st it back to me;
Since when it grows and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee.


The Forest. To Celia, st. 2


I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon didst only...

I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon didst only...

I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon didst only...

I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon didst only...