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... of statesmen , soldiers , students , and divines , who have used metre as the
mere outlet for transitory feelings , to give grace to a compliment , or terseness to
the expression of a sudden emotion , or point and beauty to a calm reflection .
... of statesmen , soldiers , students , and divines , who have used metre as the
mere outlet for transitory feelings , to give grace to a compliment , or terseness to
the expression of a sudden emotion , or point and beauty to a calm reflection .
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WRONG not , sweet empress of my heart , The merit of true passion , With
thinking that he feels no smart , That sues for no compassion ; Since , if my plaints
serve not to approve The conquest of thy beauty , It comes not from defect of love
, But ...
WRONG not , sweet empress of my heart , The merit of true passion , With
thinking that he feels no smart , That sues for no compassion ; Since , if my plaints
serve not to approve The conquest of thy beauty , It comes not from defect of love
, But ...
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The sun , whose beams most glorious are , Rejecteth no beholder ; And thy
sweet beauty , past compare , Made my poor eyes the bolder . Where beauty
moves , and wit delights , And signs of kindness bind me , There , oh ! there ,
where'er I ...
The sun , whose beams most glorious are , Rejecteth no beholder ; And thy
sweet beauty , past compare , Made my poor eyes the bolder . Where beauty
moves , and wit delights , And signs of kindness bind me , There , oh ! there ,
where'er I ...
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But pluck'd , and strain'd through ruder hands , Her sweets no longer with her
dwell ; But scent and beauty both are gone , And leaves fall from her , one by one
. Such fate , ere long , will thee betide , When thou has handled been awhile ,
Like ...
But pluck'd , and strain'd through ruder hands , Her sweets no longer with her
dwell ; But scent and beauty both are gone , And leaves fall from her , one by one
. Such fate , ere long , will thee betide , When thou has handled been awhile ,
Like ...
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George Wither . XX . CHARIS . Her Triumph . SEE the chariot at hand here of
Love , Wherein my lady rideth ! Each that draws is a swan or a dove , And well
the car Love guideth . As she goes all hearts do duty Unto her beauty ; And
enamour'd ...
George Wither . XX . CHARIS . Her Triumph . SEE the chariot at hand here of
Love , Wherein my lady rideth ! Each that draws is a swan or a dove , And well
the car Love guideth . As she goes all hearts do duty Unto her beauty ; And
enamour'd ...
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| Title | Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors Volume 21 of Minerva library of famous books The Minerva Library Volume 21 of The Minerva library of famous books. Ed. by G. T. Bettany. [v. 21] |
| Editors | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock, 1891 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 425 pages |
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