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... of which The Broken Dish may be cited as a fair specimen . Mr. Hood was very
happy in this kind of composition , where a conceit is built up on some pointed
absurdity . Occasional Verse should seem to be entirely spontaneous : when the
...
... of which The Broken Dish may be cited as a fair specimen . Mr. Hood was very
happy in this kind of composition , where a conceit is built up on some pointed
absurdity . Occasional Verse should seem to be entirely spontaneous : when the
...
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IF women could be fair , and yet not fond , Or that their love were firm , not fickle
still , I would not marvel that they make men bond By service long to purchase
their good will ; But when I see how frail those creatures are , I muse that men
forget ...
IF women could be fair , and yet not fond , Or that their love were firm , not fickle
still , I would not marvel that they make men bond By service long to purchase
their good will ; But when I see how frail those creatures are , I muse that men
forget ...
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I DO confess thou'rt smooth and fair , And I might have gone near to love thee ;
Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could speak had power to move
thee : But I can let thee now alone , As worthy to be loved by none . I do confess ...
I DO confess thou'rt smooth and fair , And I might have gone near to love thee ;
Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could speak had power to move
thee : But I can let thee now alone , As worthy to be loved by none . I do confess ...
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SHALL I , wasting in despair , Die because a woman's fair ? Or my cheeks make
pale with care ' Cause another's rosy are ? Be she fairer than the day Or the
flowery meads in May , If she be not so to me What care I how fai she be ? Shall
my ...
SHALL I , wasting in despair , Die because a woman's fair ? Or my cheeks make
pale with care ' Cause another's rosy are ? Be she fairer than the day Or the
flowery meads in May , If she be not so to me What care I how fai she be ? Shall
my ...
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XLVI . A BALLAD UPON A WEDDING . I TELL thee , Dick , where I have been ,
Where I the rarest things have seen ; O things without compare ! Such sights
again cannot be found In any place on English ground , Be it at wake or fair .
XLVI . A BALLAD UPON A WEDDING . I TELL thee , Dick , where I have been ,
Where I the rarest things have seen ; O things without compare ! Such sights
again cannot be found In any place on English ground , Be it at wake or fair .
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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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