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... man of arms did make . How far they shot awry ! The true cause is , Stella looked on ; and from her heavenly face Sent forth the beams which made so fair my race . SIR PHILIP SIDNEY . 1554-1586 . TO THE MOON . 6 ENGLISH SONNETS .
... man of arms did make . How far they shot awry ! The true cause is , Stella looked on ; and from her heavenly face Sent forth the beams which made so fair my race . SIR PHILIP SIDNEY . 1554-1586 . TO THE MOON . 6 ENGLISH SONNETS .
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... face ! What may it be , that even in heavenly place That busy Archer his sharp arrows tries ? Sure , if that long with love - acquainted eyes Can judge of love , thou feel'st a lover's case ; I read it in thy looks , thy languished ...
... face ! What may it be , that even in heavenly place That busy Archer his sharp arrows tries ? Sure , if that long with love - acquainted eyes Can judge of love , thou feel'st a lover's case ; I read it in thy looks , thy languished ...
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... with twinkle of her eye The Damsel broke his misintended dart . Had she not so done , sure I had been slain , Yet as it was I hardly ' scaped with pain . EDMUND SPENSER . 1552-1599 . HIS LADY'S FACE . THE ΙΟ ENGLISH SONNETS .
... with twinkle of her eye The Damsel broke his misintended dart . Had she not so done , sure I had been slain , Yet as it was I hardly ' scaped with pain . EDMUND SPENSER . 1552-1599 . HIS LADY'S FACE . THE ΙΟ ENGLISH SONNETS .
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A Selection John Dennis. EDMUND SPENSER . 1552-1599 . HIS LADY'S FACE . THE glorious portrait of that Angel's face Made to amaze weak men's confused skill , And this world's worthless glory to embase ; What pen , what pencil , can ...
A Selection John Dennis. EDMUND SPENSER . 1552-1599 . HIS LADY'S FACE . THE glorious portrait of that Angel's face Made to amaze weak men's confused skill , And this world's worthless glory to embase ; What pen , what pencil , can ...
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... faces . ' So should my papers , yellowed with their age , Be scorned , like old men of less truth than tongue ; And your true rights be termed a poet's rage And stretched metre of an antique song : But were some child of yours alive ...
... faces . ' So should my papers , yellowed with their age , Be scorned , like old men of less truth than tongue ; And your true rights be termed a poet's rage And stretched metre of an antique song : But were some child of yours alive ...
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Author beauty behold bird breath bright charm Cornhill Crown 8vo dark DAVID GRAY dear death delight divine dost doth dream earth Edition EDMUND SPENSER ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING English Sonnets eyes fair Faith fame fancy fear feel flowers friends grace happy HARTLEY COLERIDGE hast hath heart heaven heavenly HENRY CONSTABLE hope Illustrations JOHN KEATS JOHN MILTON JULIAN FANE Lady language light live London look Lord love thee Love's mind Mistress morn Muse never night o'er passion Paternoster Row Petrarch pleasure poems poet poetical poetry praise Price reader SAMUEL DANIEL Shakespeare shine sight sing sleep song sorrow soul SPEARE spirit story SURREY sweet tears thine things THOMAS WARTON thou art thought touches verse voice volume weary weep WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE WILLIAM DRUMMOND WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES WILLIAM SHAKE WILLIAM WORDS Wordsworth WORTH written