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"It is a “ yea , ” it is a nay , A pretty kind of sporting fray ; It is a thing will soon away
; Then , nymphs , take vantage while ye may , And this is love , as I hear say . “
Yet , what is love ? good shepherd , show ! ” – A thing that creeps , it cannot go ,
A ...
"It is a “ yea , ” it is a nay , A pretty kind of sporting fray ; It is a thing will soon away
; Then , nymphs , take vantage while ye may , And this is love , as I hear say . “
Yet , what is love ? good shepherd , show ! ” – A thing that creeps , it cannot go ,
A ...
Page 35
Thy gown , thy shoes , thy beds of roses , Thy cap , thy kirtle , and thy posies ;
Soon break , soon wither , soon forgotten , In folly ripe , in reason rotten . Thy belt
of straw , and ivy buds , Thy coral clasps , and amber studs , All these in me no ...
Thy gown , thy shoes , thy beds of roses , Thy cap , thy kirtle , and thy posies ;
Soon break , soon wither , soon forgotten , In folly ripe , in reason rotten . Thy belt
of straw , and ivy buds , Thy coral clasps , and amber studs , All these in me no ...
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... And let our actions be as free As virtue will allow . If you'll prove loving , I'll
prove kind ,If constant , I'll be true ; If Fortune chance to change your mind , I'll turn
as soon as you . Since our affections , well ye know , In equal Lyra Elegantiarum .
... And let our actions be as free As virtue will allow . If you'll prove loving , I'll
prove kind ,If constant , I'll be true ; If Fortune chance to change your mind , I'll turn
as soon as you . Since our affections , well ye know , In equal Lyra Elegantiarum .
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While they are new , envy prevails ; And , as that dies , our language fails . When
architects have done their part , The matter may betray their art : Time , if we use
ill - chosen stone , Soon brings a well - built palace down . Poets , that lasting ...
While they are new , envy prevails ; And , as that dies , our language fails . When
architects have done their part , The matter may betray their art : Time , if we use
ill - chosen stone , Soon brings a well - built palace down . Poets , that lasting ...
Page 59
With skill her eyes dart every glance , Yet change so soon you'd ne'er suspect
them ; For she'd persuade they wound by chance , Though certain aim and art
direct them . She likes herself , yet others hates For that which in herself she
prizes ...
With skill her eyes dart every glance , Yet change so soon you'd ne'er suspect
them ; For she'd persuade they wound by chance , Though certain aim and art
direct them . She likes herself , yet others hates For that which in herself she
prizes ...
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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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