Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volume 31801 |
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... thine eyes shall see , " And hands again these hands enfold ; " And all chaste pleasures can be told " Shall with us everlasting be . For if no use of sense remain " When bodies once this life forsake , " Or they could no delight ...
... thine eyes shall see , " And hands again these hands enfold ; " And all chaste pleasures can be told " Shall with us everlasting be . For if no use of sense remain " When bodies once this life forsake , " Or they could no delight ...
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... thine ear ! Tongueless be the early cock , Or what else may add a fear . Let no rat , nor silly mouse , Move the senseless rushes ; Nor a cough disturb this house Till Aurora blushes ! Come , my sweet Corinna , come , Laugh , [ 53 ]
... thine ear ! Tongueless be the early cock , Or what else may add a fear . Let no rat , nor silly mouse , Move the senseless rushes ; Nor a cough disturb this house Till Aurora blushes ! Come , my sweet Corinna , come , Laugh , [ 53 ]
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... opprest ! Lo ! by thy charming rod all breathing things Lie slumbering with forgetfulness possest ; And yet o'er me to spread thy drowsy wings Thou spar'st , alas ! who cannot be thy guest . Since I am thine , oh ! come , but [ 55 ]
... opprest ! Lo ! by thy charming rod all breathing things Lie slumbering with forgetfulness possest ; And yet o'er me to spread thy drowsy wings Thou spar'st , alas ! who cannot be thy guest . Since I am thine , oh ! come , but [ 55 ]
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English poets George Ellis. Since I am thine , oh ! come , but with that face , To inward light , which thou art wont to shew , With feigned solace ease a true felt woe ; Or if , deaf god , thou do deny that grace , Come as thou wilt ...
English poets George Ellis. Since I am thine , oh ! come , but with that face , To inward light , which thou art wont to shew , With feigned solace ease a true felt woe ; Or if , deaf god , thou do deny that grace , Come as thou wilt ...
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... breath embalm'd thy wholesome air Is gone , nor gold nor gems her can restore . Neglected virtue ! seasons go and come , While thine , forgot , lie closed in a tomb . SONNET TO THE NIGHTINGALE . SWEET bird , that sing'st [ 60 ]
... breath embalm'd thy wholesome air Is gone , nor gold nor gems her can restore . Neglected virtue ! seasons go and come , While thine , forgot , lie closed in a tomb . SONNET TO THE NIGHTINGALE . SWEET bird , that sing'st [ 60 ]
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Admet Anon Beaumont and Fletcher beauty beauty's birds blush born breast breath Carew CASTARA Celia Charles II chaste cheek Chloris court Cupid dear death delight died disdain dost doth earth Edgar Atheling English eyes face fair fancy fate fear flame flowers folly FRANCIS BEAUMONT grace Greensleeves grief happy hath hear heart heaven hope Isaac Walton John Hall joys Julius Cæsar king kiss Laius language lips live lord lov'd love's lover maid MATTHEW STEVENSON melancholy miscellany mistress morn muse ne'er never night nymph o'er Oxford pain is love passion Phillis Picts pleasure poems poet poetry pride printed Prithee reign rose Saxon scorn Shakspeare shew sigh sing smile SONG SONNET sorrow soul specimen spring stanzas swain sweet taste tears tell thee thine thing thou art thought wanton Whilst wind wings wouldest not love youth