Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language, with a Biography of Each Poet, &c, Volume 3H. Washbourne, 1845 - English poetry |
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... passions , so must I : For when of pleasure she doth sing , My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she do of sorrow speak , E'en from my heart the strings do break . Of his Mistress's Face . AND would you see my 16.
... passions , so must I : For when of pleasure she doth sing , My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she do of sorrow speak , E'en from my heart the strings do break . Of his Mistress's Face . AND would you see my 16.
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... Passion , ” translated from Hugo Grotius , and first printed in 1640 , 12mo , is much praised by Langbaine . His " Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David , and upon the hymnes dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments , " appeared ...
... Passion , ” translated from Hugo Grotius , and first printed in 1640 , 12mo , is much praised by Langbaine . His " Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David , and upon the hymnes dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments , " appeared ...
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... springs , I shall them only show . Ah ! unaffected lines , True models of my heart ! The world may see that in you shines The power of passion , more than art . WILLIAM HERBERT , EARL OF PEMBROKE . THE character of 32 REIGN OF JAMES I.
... springs , I shall them only show . Ah ! unaffected lines , True models of my heart ! The world may see that in you shines The power of passion , more than art . WILLIAM HERBERT , EARL OF PEMBROKE . THE character of 32 REIGN OF JAMES I.
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... passions , daily fear ! When Love thus in his centre ends , Desire and Hope , his inward friends , Are shaken off ; while Doubt and Grief , The weakest givers of relief , Stand in his council as the chief . And now he , to his period ...
... passions , daily fear ! When Love thus in his centre ends , Desire and Hope , his inward friends , Are shaken off ; while Doubt and Grief , The weakest givers of relief , Stand in his council as the chief . And now he , to his period ...
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... passion loves ; Moonlight walks , when all the fowls Are warmly hous'd save bats and owls ! A midnight bell , a parting groan , These are the sounds we feed upon ! Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley : Nothing's so dainty ...
... passion loves ; Moonlight walks , when all the fowls Are warmly hous'd save bats and owls ! A midnight bell , a parting groan , These are the sounds we feed upon ! Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley : Nothing's so dainty ...
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