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... earth dwelling ; To her let us garlands bring . FEAR DIRGE . EAR no more the heat o ' th ' fun , Nor the furious winter's rages ; Thou thy worldly task haft done , Home art gone , and ta'en thy wages , Golden lads and girls all muft ...
... earth dwelling ; To her let us garlands bring . FEAR DIRGE . EAR no more the heat o ' th ' fun , Nor the furious winter's rages ; Thou thy worldly task haft done , Home art gone , and ta'en thy wages , Golden lads and girls all muft ...
Page 54
... , But love now whilst thou may'st be lov'd again . SONNET . If this be love to draw a weary breath , With downward looks , ftill reading on the earth These fad memorials of my love's defpair ; If this be love , to war against my foul 54.
... , But love now whilst thou may'st be lov'd again . SONNET . If this be love to draw a weary breath , With downward looks , ftill reading on the earth These fad memorials of my love's defpair ; If this be love , to war against my foul 54.
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... earth , And when in beauty's leafe , expir'd , appears The date of age , the calends of our death- But ah ! no more- -this muft not be foretold , For women grieve to think they must be old . SONNET . I MUST not grieve my love , whose ...
... earth , And when in beauty's leafe , expir'd , appears The date of age , the calends of our death- But ah ! no more- -this muft not be foretold , For women grieve to think they must be old . SONNET . I MUST not grieve my love , whose ...
Page 57
... earth ( our common mother ) Hath her bofom deck'd with flowers . Whilft the greatest torch of heaven With bright rays warms Flora's lap , Making days and nights both even , Cheering plants with fresher sap ; My field of flowers quite ...
... earth ( our common mother ) Hath her bofom deck'd with flowers . Whilft the greatest torch of heaven With bright rays warms Flora's lap , Making days and nights both even , Cheering plants with fresher sap ; My field of flowers quite ...
Page 58
... earth did gage Unto the husbandman • Her voluntary fruits , free , without fees ; Nor for no cold did freeze , Nor any cloud beguile , Th ' eternal flow'ring fpring , Wherein liv'd every thing , And whereon th ' heavens perpetually did ...
... earth did gage Unto the husbandman • Her voluntary fruits , free , without fees ; Nor for no cold did freeze , Nor any cloud beguile , Th ' eternal flow'ring fpring , Wherein liv'd every thing , And whereon th ' heavens perpetually did ...
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againſt beauty beauty's beſt birds bluſh breaſt breath CASTARA cauſe cheek Corydon Cupid death defire delight deſpair doft doth eyes fair fcorn fear feek feem fhall fhepherd fhew fighs fince fing firft firſt flain flame fleep flowers fmile fnow fome fong foon forrow foul freſh ftill ftreams fuch fwear fweet glaſs grace grief Harpalus hath heart heav'n himſelf joys kifs laſt lefs live loft loſe lov'd love's lovers lullaby maid melancholy miſtreſs moſt muft muſt myſelf ne'er night nought nymph paffion paſs Phillida Phillis pleaſant pleaſe pleaſure poems pofies praiſe preſent reaſon reft rofe roſe ſay ſee ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould ſkies ſmile SONG SONNET ſpend ſpent ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch ſweet tears Tell tereu thee themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand uſe wanton Whilft whofe Whoſe wind wiſh youth