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... kept upon the hill , And he fate in the dale ; And thus , with fighs and forrows fhrill , He ' gan to tell his tale : * Uncombed . Befprinkled . + Overwatched , tired with watching . " O Harpalus ! ( this would he fay ) 16 ANONYMOUS .
... kept upon the hill , And he fate in the dale ; And thus , with fighs and forrows fhrill , He ' gan to tell his tale : * Uncombed . Befprinkled . + Overwatched , tired with watching . " O Harpalus ! ( this would he fay ) 16 ANONYMOUS .
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... tell How faithfully I vow'd to ferve : And how thou feem'dft to like me well ; And how thou faidft I did deserve To be thy Lord , thy Knight , thy King , And how much more I lift not fing . E And canft thou now , thou cruel one ...
... tell How faithfully I vow'd to ferve : And how thou feem'dft to like me well ; And how thou faidft I did deserve To be thy Lord , thy Knight , thy King , And how much more I lift not fing . E And canft thou now , thou cruel one ...
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... TELL me , where is Fancy bred , Or in the heart , or in the head ; How begot , how nourished ? Reply , reply . It is engender'd in the eyes ; With gazing fed ; and Fancy dies In the cradle where it lies . Let us all ring Fancy's knell ...
... TELL me , where is Fancy bred , Or in the heart , or in the head ; How begot , how nourished ? Reply , reply . It is engender'd in the eyes ; With gazing fed ; and Fancy dies In the cradle where it lies . Let us all ring Fancy's knell ...
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... ft ftrike , Let reafon rule things worthy blame , As well as fancy * * * * * Take counsel of fome wifer head , Neither too young , nor yet unwed . ( And when thou com'ft thy tale to tell , Smooth WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR . 35.
... ft ftrike , Let reafon rule things worthy blame , As well as fancy * * * * * Take counsel of fome wifer head , Neither too young , nor yet unwed . ( And when thou com'ft thy tale to tell , Smooth WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR . 35.
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George Ellis. And when thou com'ft thy tale to tell , Smooth not thy tongue with filed talk ; Left she some subtle practice smell : A cripple foon can find a halt . But plainly fay thou lov'ft her well , And fet her perfon up to fale ...
George Ellis. And when thou com'ft thy tale to tell , Smooth not thy tongue with filed talk ; Left she some subtle practice smell : A cripple foon can find a halt . But plainly fay thou lov'ft her well , And fet her perfon up to fale ...
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