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... sweet or musical as Surrey's , but they are more correctly modelled on the Italian . tion of the A sonnet is a short poem or song , of which the main theme is love . It had been well known in Italy since the fourteenth century , when ...
... sweet or musical as Surrey's , but they are more correctly modelled on the Italian . tion of the A sonnet is a short poem or song , of which the main theme is love . It had been well known in Italy since the fourteenth century , when ...
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S. M. Du Pré. O how more sweet is zephyr's wholesome breath , And signs embalmed which new - born flowers unfold , Than that applause vain honour doth bequeath ! How sweet are streams to poison drunk in gold ! The world is full of ...
S. M. Du Pré. O how more sweet is zephyr's wholesome breath , And signs embalmed which new - born flowers unfold , Than that applause vain honour doth bequeath ! How sweet are streams to poison drunk in gold ! The world is full of ...
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... sweet and virtuous soul , Like seasoned timber , never gives ; But tho ' the whole world turns to coal , Then chiefly lives ! " In such poems as " Paradise , " meaning and poetry are sacri- ficed to the fancy for forming an anagram ...
... sweet and virtuous soul , Like seasoned timber , never gives ; But tho ' the whole world turns to coal , Then chiefly lives ! " In such poems as " Paradise , " meaning and poetry are sacri- ficed to the fancy for forming an anagram ...
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