Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English AuthorsFrederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
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... gave thee thy renown : Thou hadst , in the forgotten crowd Of common beauties , lived unknown Had not my verse exhaled thy name , And with it impt the wings of Fame . That killing power is none of thine ! I gave 40 نه Lyra Elegantiarum .
... gave thee thy renown : Thou hadst , in the forgotten crowd Of common beauties , lived unknown Had not my verse exhaled thy name , And with it impt the wings of Fame . That killing power is none of thine ! I gave 40 نه Lyra Elegantiarum .
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... gave it to thy voice and eyes : Thy sweets , thy graces , - all are mine : Thou art my star - shinest in my skies ; Then dart not from thy borrow'd sphere Lightning on him that fix'd thee there . Tempt me with such affrights no more ...
... gave it to thy voice and eyes : Thy sweets , thy graces , - all are mine : Thou art my star - shinest in my skies ; Then dart not from thy borrow'd sphere Lightning on him that fix'd thee there . Tempt me with such affrights no more ...
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... gave , is quietly resign'd : Content with poverty , my soul I arm ; And virtue , tho ' in rags , will keep me warm . John Dryden . LXXXVII . FAIR Amoret is gone astray , Pursue , and seek her , every lover ; I'll tell the signs by which ...
... gave , is quietly resign'd : Content with poverty , my soul I arm ; And virtue , tho ' in rags , will keep me warm . John Dryden . LXXXVII . FAIR Amoret is gone astray , Pursue , and seek her , every lover ; I'll tell the signs by which ...
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... gave joy and mirth , And that to be the dearest wife Of one , who labour'd all his life To make a mine of gold his own , And not spend sixpence when he'd done , Was heaven upon earth . When these two blades had done , d'ye see , The ...
... gave joy and mirth , And that to be the dearest wife Of one , who labour'd all his life To make a mine of gold his own , And not spend sixpence when he'd done , Was heaven upon earth . When these two blades had done , d'ye see , The ...
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... gave the bag between them . Robert Herrick . XCI . CUPID MISTAKEN . As after noon , one summer's day , Venus stood bathing in a river ; Cupid a - shooting went that way , New strung his bow , new fill'd his quiver With skill he chose ...
... gave the bag between them . Robert Herrick . XCI . CUPID MISTAKEN . As after noon , one summer's day , Venus stood bathing in a river ; Cupid a - shooting went that way , New strung his bow , new fill'd his quiver With skill he chose ...
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