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Theirs is the poetry of bitter - sweet , of sentiment that breaks into humour , and of
solemn thought , which , lest it should be too solemn , plunges into laughter ; it is
in an especial sense the verse of b society . When society ceases to be simple ...
Theirs is the poetry of bitter - sweet , of sentiment that breaks into humour , and of
solemn thought , which , lest it should be too solemn , plunges into laughter ; it is
in an especial sense the verse of b society . When society ceases to be simple ...
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I will my bliss forbear , Fearing , sweet , you to endanger ; But my soul shall
harbour there . “ Well , begone : begone , I say , Lest that Argus ' eyes perceive
you . ”O ! unjust is Fortune's sway , Which can make me thus to leave you , And
from ...
I will my bliss forbear , Fearing , sweet , you to endanger ; But my soul shall
harbour there . “ Well , begone : begone , I say , Lest that Argus ' eyes perceive
you . ”O ! unjust is Fortune's sway , Which can make me thus to leave you , And
from ...
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Clear wells spring not , sweet birds sing not , Green plants bring not forth ; they
die ; Herds stand weeping , flocks all sleeping , Nymphs back peeping fearfully :
All our pleasure known to us poor swains , All our merry meetings on the plains ...
Clear wells spring not , sweet birds sing not , Green plants bring not forth ; they
die ; Herds stand weeping , flocks all sleeping , Nymphs back peeping fearfully :
All our pleasure known to us poor swains , All our merry meetings on the plains ...
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Farewell , sweet lass , thy like ne'er was For a sweet content , the cause of all my
moan : Poor Coridon must live alone ; Other help for him I see that there is none .
William Shakspere . VII . A RENUNCIATION . IF women could be fair , and yet ...
Farewell , sweet lass , thy like ne'er was For a sweet content , the cause of all my
moan : Poor Coridon must live alone ; Other help for him I see that there is none .
William Shakspere . VII . A RENUNCIATION . IF women could be fair , and yet ...
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Such as silly shepherds use When they will not love abuse ; Love , which had
been long deluded , Was with kisses sweet concluded : And Phillida , with
garlands gay , Was made the lady of the May . Nicholas Breton . . SEND back my
long ...
Such as silly shepherds use When they will not love abuse ; Love , which had
been long deluded , Was with kisses sweet concluded : And Phillida , with
garlands gay , Was made the lady of the May . Nicholas Breton . . SEND back my
long ...
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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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