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thing , and whose graver and deeper impulses are subordinated to a code of
artificial manners . Of th se Praed is the laureate - elect ; and the narrow circle in
which they move is the ' haunt , and the main region of his song . ' Now and again
, it ...
thing , and whose graver and deeper impulses are subordinated to a code of
artificial manners . Of th se Praed is the laureate - elect ; and the narrow circle in
which they move is the ' haunt , and the main region of his song . ' Now and again
, it ...
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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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William Shakspere . XVI . 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 ...
William Shakspere . XVI . 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 ...
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Hearken then awhile to me , And if such a woman move , As I now shall versifie ,
Be assur'd ' tis she or none That I love , and love alone . Nature did her so much
right , That she scornes the help of art , In as many Virtues dight As ere yet ...
Hearken then awhile to me , And if such a woman move , As I now shall versifie ,
Be assur'd ' tis she or none That I love , and love alone . Nature did her so much
right , That she scornes the help of art , In as many Virtues dight As ere yet ...
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Will , when looking well can't move her , Looking ill prevail ? Prithee why so pale
? Why so dull and mute , young sinner ? Prithee why so mute ? Will , when
speaking well can't win her , Saying nothing do't ? Prithee why so mute ? Quit ,
quit ...
Will , when looking well can't move her , Looking ill prevail ? Prithee why so pale
? Why so dull and mute , young sinner ? Prithee why so mute ? Will , when
speaking well can't win her , Saying nothing do't ? Prithee why so mute ? Quit ,
quit ...
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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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