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Page 5
It is a pretty thing , As sweet unto a shepherd as a king , And sweeter , too ; For
kings have cares that wait upon a crown , And cares can make the sweetest loves
to frown : Ah then , ah then , If country loves such sweet desires do gain , What ...
It is a pretty thing , As sweet unto a shepherd as a king , And sweeter , too ; For
kings have cares that wait upon a crown , And cares can make the sweetest loves
to frown : Ah then , ah then , If country loves such sweet desires do gain , What ...
Page 6
His flocks are folded ; he comes home at night As merry as a king in his delight ,
And merrier , too ; For kings bethink them what the State require , Where
shepherds careless carol by the fire ; Ah then , & c . He kisseth first , then sits as
blithe to ...
His flocks are folded ; he comes home at night As merry as a king in his delight ,
And merrier , too ; For kings bethink them what the State require , Where
shepherds careless carol by the fire ; Ah then , & c . He kisseth first , then sits as
blithe to ...
Page 23
For I must go where lazy peace Will hide her drowsy head ; And , for the sport of
kings , increase The number of the dead . But first I'll chide thy cruel theft : Can I in
war delight , Who , being of my heart bereft , Can have no heart to fight ?
For I must go where lazy peace Will hide her drowsy head ; And , for the sport of
kings , increase The number of the dead . But first I'll chide thy cruel theft : Can I in
war delight , Who , being of my heart bereft , Can have no heart to fight ?
Page 31
Amongst the rest , one pest'lent fine , ( His beard no bigger , tho ' , than mine )
Walk'd on before the rest ; Our landlord looks like nothing to him : The king , God
bless him ! ' twould undo him , Should he go still so drest . But wot you what ?
Amongst the rest , one pest'lent fine , ( His beard no bigger , tho ' , than mine )
Walk'd on before the rest ; Our landlord looks like nothing to him : The king , God
bless him ! ' twould undo him , Should he go still so drest . But wot you what ?
Page 49
... Our tears we'll send a speedier way : The tide shall bring them twice a day .
The king with wonder and surprise , Will swear the seas grow bold ; E Because
the tides will higher rise Than e'er they did Lyra Elegantiarum . 49.
... Our tears we'll send a speedier way : The tide shall bring them twice a day .
The king with wonder and surprise , Will swear the seas grow bold ; E Because
the tides will higher rise Than e'er they did Lyra Elegantiarum . 49.
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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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