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Behold , whiles she before the altar stands , Hearing the holy priest that to her speakes , And blesseth her with his two happy hands , How the red roses flush up in her cheekes , And the pure snow , with goodly vermill stayne .
Behold , whiles she before the altar stands , Hearing the holy priest that to her speakes , And blesseth her with his two happy hands , How the red roses flush up in her cheekes , And the pure snow , with goodly vermill stayne .
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| Title | The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 2 The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Ezekiel Sanford |
| Author | Ezekiel Sanford |
| Editors | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Oct 2005 |
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