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Page vii
I trust that the principle of my selection will meet your approval . I feel sure you
will make allowance for many shortcomings , and will charitably believe that the
Editor tried to do his best . I ani , Dear Mr. Dean , Yours very faithfully ,
FREDERICK ...
I trust that the principle of my selection will meet your approval . I feel sure you
will make allowance for many shortcomings , and will charitably believe that the
Editor tried to do his best . I ani , Dear Mr. Dean , Yours very faithfully ,
FREDERICK ...
Page 26
Then , Julia , let me woo thee , Thus , thus to come unto thee ; And when I shall
meet Thy silv'ry feet , My soul I'll pour into thee . Robert Herrick . XL . TO THE
VIRGINS TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME . GATHER ye rose - buds while ye may , Old
...
Then , Julia , let me woo thee , Thus , thus to come unto thee ; And when I shall
meet Thy silv'ry feet , My soul I'll pour into thee . Robert Herrick . XL . TO THE
VIRGINS TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME . GATHER ye rose - buds while ye may , Old
...
Page 36
TO CHLOE , WHO WISHED HERSELF YOUNG ENOUGH FOR ME . A Fragment .
CHLUE , why wish you that your years Would backwards run , till they meet mine
, That perfect likeness , which endears Things unto things , might us combine ?
TO CHLOE , WHO WISHED HERSELF YOUNG ENOUGH FOR ME . A Fragment .
CHLUE , why wish you that your years Would backwards run , till they meet mine
, That perfect likeness , which endears Things unto things , might us combine ?
Page 38
Though seas and land betwixt us both , Our faith and troth , Like separated souls ,
All time and space controls : Above the highest sphere we meet Unseen ,
unknown , and greet as angels greet . So then we do anticipate Our after - fate ,
And ...
Though seas and land betwixt us both , Our faith and troth , Like separated souls ,
All time and space controls : Above the highest sphere we meet Unseen ,
unknown , and greet as angels greet . So then we do anticipate Our after - fate ,
And ...
Page 70
But when the long hours of public are past , And we meet with champagne and a
chicken at last , May every fond pleasure the moment endear ; Be banish'd afar
both discretion and fear ! Forgetting or scorning the aim of the crowd , He may ...
But when the long hours of public are past , And we meet with champagne and a
chicken at last , May every fond pleasure the moment endear ; Be banish'd afar
both discretion and fear ! Forgetting or scorning the aim of the crowd , He may ...
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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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