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... sight , Legions of loves with little wings did fly Darting their deadly arrows fiery bright , At every rash beholder passing by . One of those archers closely I did spy , Aiming his arrow at my very heart ; When suddenly with twinkle of ...
... sight , Legions of loves with little wings did fly Darting their deadly arrows fiery bright , At every rash beholder passing by . One of those archers closely I did spy , Aiming his arrow at my very heart ; When suddenly with twinkle of ...
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... sight ; Whose sweet aspect both God and man can move , In her unspotted pleasance to delight . Dark is my day , whiles her fair light I miss , And dead my life that wants such lively bliss . SIR WALTER RALEIGH . 1552-1618 . A VISION ...
... sight ; Whose sweet aspect both God and man can move , In her unspotted pleasance to delight . Dark is my day , whiles her fair light I miss , And dead my life that wants such lively bliss . SIR WALTER RALEIGH . 1552-1618 . A VISION ...
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... sight Presents thy shadow to my sightless view , Which , like a jewel hung in ghastly night , Makes black night beauteous and her old face new . Lo , thus , by day my limbs , by night my mind , For thee and for myself no quiet find ...
... sight Presents thy shadow to my sightless view , Which , like a jewel hung in ghastly night , Makes black night beauteous and her old face new . Lo , thus , by day my limbs , by night my mind , For thee and for myself no quiet find ...
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... sight : Then can I grieve at grievances foregone , And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er The sad account of fore - bemoanèd moan , Which I new pay as if not paid before . But if the while I think on thee , dear Friend , All losses are ...
... sight : Then can I grieve at grievances foregone , And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er The sad account of fore - bemoanèd moan , Which I new pay as if not paid before . But if the while I think on thee , dear Friend , All losses are ...
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... sight ; For who's so dumb that cannot write to thee , When thou thyself dost give invention light ? Be thou the tenth Muse , ten times more in worth Than those old nine , which rhymers invocate ; And he that calls on thee , let him ...
... sight ; For who's so dumb that cannot write to thee , When thou thyself dost give invention light ? Be thou the tenth Muse , ten times more in worth Than those old nine , which rhymers invocate ; And he that calls on thee , let him ...
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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