The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - English poetry |
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... falls , Who both by sword and flame himself instals , And shameless it in tears and blood doth drown ; Her beauty spoil'd , her citizens made thralls , His spite yet cannot so her all throw down , But that some statue , pillar of renown ...
... falls , Who both by sword and flame himself instals , And shameless it in tears and blood doth drown ; Her beauty spoil'd , her citizens made thralls , His spite yet cannot so her all throw down , But that some statue , pillar of renown ...
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... a pleasant green Which Sun did seldom see , Where play'd Anchises with the Cyprian queen , The head of a wild boar hung on a tree : And , driven by Zephyrs ' breath , Did fall SELECT POEMS . 27 To a Swallow, The Boar's Head,
... a pleasant green Which Sun did seldom see , Where play'd Anchises with the Cyprian queen , The head of a wild boar hung on a tree : And , driven by Zephyrs ' breath , Did fall SELECT POEMS . 27 To a Swallow, The Boar's Head,
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... fall , and wound the lovely youth beneath ; On whom yet scarce appears So much of blood as Venus ' eyes shed tears . But , ever as she wept , her anthem was , " Change , cruel change , alas ! My Adon , whilst thou liv'd , was by thee ...
... fall , and wound the lovely youth beneath ; On whom yet scarce appears So much of blood as Venus ' eyes shed tears . But , ever as she wept , her anthem was , " Change , cruel change , alas ! My Adon , whilst thou liv'd , was by thee ...
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... fall and slack remain . Behold the Moon , how gay her face doth grow Till she kiss all the Sun , then doth decay ! See how the seas tumultuously do flow Till they embrace lov'd banks , then post away : So is't with love : unless you ...
... fall and slack remain . Behold the Moon , how gay her face doth grow Till she kiss all the Sun , then doth decay ! See how the seas tumultuously do flow Till they embrace lov'd banks , then post away : So is't with love : unless you ...
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... fall ; The want of jewels we far better bear , Than , so possest , at once to lose them all : Unsatisfied hopes time may repair , When ruin'd faith must finish in despair . Alas ! ye look but up the hill on me , Which shows to you a ...
... fall ; The want of jewels we far better bear , Than , so possest , at once to lose them all : Unsatisfied hopes time may repair , When ruin'd faith must finish in despair . Alas ! ye look but up the hill on me , Which shows to you a ...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 37 Ezekiel Sanford,Robert Walsh, Jr. No preview available - 2015 |
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ALEXANDER BROME arms beauty birth Birtha blest blood born breast breath bright call'd CASTARA CHARLES COTTON clouds crown death delight dost doth e'er Earth eyes face fair fame fate fear fire flames floods flowers GEORGE WITHER golden Goltho Gondibert grace grief hand haste hath haue head heart Heaven hope jemme king kiss light live look lord lov'd love's lovers Lyrian maid mind Muse ne'er neere never night nymph o'er PHINEAS FLETCHER POEMS poet poor pow'r prince queen quoth Rhodalind RICHARD CRASHAW ROBERT HERRICK rocks seas seem'd shade shepheards shine shore sighs sight sing sleep smile song sorrow soul spide spring stars streams swaine sweet tears tell thee Thetis thine thou thought tongue twas twixt unto Venus vertue wanton waves weep whence Whilst WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT WILLIAM DAVENANT WILLIAM HABINGTON winds wings woods wound youth
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Page 326 - To BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last.
Page 325 - Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising sun Has not attained his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along.
Page 325 - We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring ; As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the Summer's rain ; Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.
Page 327 - Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave: And after they have shown their pride Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave.
Page 338 - If thy verse do bravely tower, As she makes wing she gets power ; Yet the higher she doth soar, She's affronted still the more : Till she to the high'st hath past, Then she rests with fame at last.
Page 32 - Cease, dreams, the images of day-desires, To model forth the passions of the morrow; Never let rising sun approve you liars, To add more grief to aggravate my sorrow. Still let me sleep, embracing clouds in vain, And never wake to feel the day's disdain.
Page 180 - Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Page 339 - By a daisy, whose leaves, spread, Shut when Titan goes to bed, Or a shady bush or tree, She could more infuse in me Than all Nature's beauties can In some other wiser man.
Page 177 - t: For had not her care furnisht you out With something of handsome, without all doubt You and your sorry Lady Muse had been In the number of those that were not let in. In haste from the court two or three came in, And they brought letters (forsooth) from the Queen; Twas discreetly done, too, for if th' had come Without them, th' had scarce been let into the room.
Page 116 - It is a yea, it is a nay ; A pretty kind of sporting fray ; It is a thing will soon away ; Then, nymphs, take 'vantage while ye may ; And this is love, as I hear say.