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... thee lie withered and old In winter nights that are so cold , Plaining in vain unto the moon ; Thy wishes then dare not be told , Care then who lift , for I have done . And then may chance thee to repent The time that thou haft loft and ...
... thee lie withered and old In winter nights that are so cold , Plaining in vain unto the moon ; Thy wishes then dare not be told , Care then who lift , for I have done . And then may chance thee to repent The time that thou haft loft and ...
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... thee not . Thus may'ft thou fafely fay and fwear That rigour reigns where truth doth fail , In thankless thoughts thy thoughts do wear , Thy truth thy faith may not avail For thy good - will . Why shouldft thou fo Still graft where ...
... thee not . Thus may'ft thou fafely fay and fwear That rigour reigns where truth doth fail , In thankless thoughts thy thoughts do wear , Thy truth thy faith may not avail For thy good - will . Why shouldft thou fo Still graft where ...
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... thee affign'd ; Thy deftiny hath fet it fo That thy true heart should cause thy woe . GIVE place , ye Ladies , and be gone , Boaft not yourselves at all ; For here at hand approacheth one Whofe face will stain you all . The virtue of ...
... thee affign'd ; Thy deftiny hath fet it fo That thy true heart should cause thy woe . GIVE place , ye Ladies , and be gone , Boaft not yourselves at all ; For here at hand approacheth one Whofe face will stain you all . The virtue of ...
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... thee , Here I renounce , and make me free . The fruits were fair the which did grow Within thy garden planted , The leaves were green of every bough , And moisture nothing wanted ; Yet , ere the bloffoms ' gan to fall The ANONYMOUS .
... thee , Here I renounce , and make me free . The fruits were fair the which did grow Within thy garden planted , The leaves were green of every bough , And moisture nothing wanted ; Yet , ere the bloffoms ' gan to fall The ANONYMOUS .
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... thee , and loft thy name . I SEE there is no fort Of things that live in grief , Which at fome time may not resort , Whereas they find relief . The chaced deer hath foil , To cool him in his heat ; The afs , after his weary toil , In ...
... thee , and loft thy name . I SEE there is no fort Of things that live in grief , Which at fome time may not resort , Whereas they find relief . The chaced deer hath foil , To cool him in his heat ; The afs , after his weary toil , In ...
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