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... fings , The turtle to her mate hath told her tale . Summer is come : for every spray now springs . The hart hath hung his old head on the pale ; The buck in brake his winter coat he flings , The fishes float , with new repaired scale ...
... fings , The turtle to her mate hath told her tale . Summer is come : for every spray now springs . The hart hath hung his old head on the pale ; The buck in brake his winter coat he flings , The fishes float , with new repaired scale ...
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... fing full clear . But Phillida was all too coy For Harpalus to win , For Corin was her only joy , Who forft + her not a pin . How often would fhe flowers twine , How often garlands make Of cowflips and of Columbine ? And all for Corin's ...
... fing full clear . But Phillida was all too coy For Harpalus to win , For Corin was her only joy , Who forft + her not a pin . How often would fhe flowers twine , How often garlands make Of cowflips and of Columbine ? And all for Corin's ...
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... fing I now , because I think How joys approach when forrows shrink . And as fair Philomene again Can watch and fing when others sleep , And taketh pleasure in her pain , Το wray the woe that makes her weep : So fing I now , for to ...
... fing I now , because I think How joys approach when forrows shrink . And as fair Philomene again Can watch and fing when others sleep , And taketh pleasure in her pain , Το wray the woe that makes her weep : So fing I now , for to ...
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... fing too , As womanly as can the best . With lullaby they still the child ; And , if I be not much beguil'd , Full many wanton babes have I , Which must be ftill'd with lullaby . First lullaby my youthful years : It is now time to go to ...
... fing too , As womanly as can the best . With lullaby they still the child ; And , if I be not much beguil'd , Full many wanton babes have I , Which must be ftill'd with lullaby . First lullaby my youthful years : It is now time to go to ...
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... d to ferve : And how thou feem'dft to like me well ; And how thou faidft I did deferve To be thy Lord , thy Knight , thy King , And how much more I lift not fing . E And canft thou now , thou cruel one , Condemn GEORGE GASCOIGNE . 25.
... d to ferve : And how thou feem'dft to like me well ; And how thou faidft I did deferve To be thy Lord , thy Knight , thy King , And how much more I lift not fing . E And canft thou now , thou cruel one , Condemn GEORGE GASCOIGNE . 25.
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againſt beauty beauty's beſt birds bluſh breaſt breath cauſe cheek Corydon Cupid dear death defire delight deſpair doft doth eyes fair fear feem fhall fhepherd fhew fighs fince fing firſt flain flame fleep flowers fmile fome fong foon forrow foul freſh ftill ftreams fuch fwear fweet glaſs grace grief Harpalus hath heart heav'n himſelf joys kifs kiſs laft laſt live loft loſe lov'd love's lovers lullaby maid melancholy Methinks moſt muft muſt myſelf ne'er night nought nymph paffion paſs Phillida Phillis pleaſant pleaſe pleaſure pofies praiſe reaſon reft reſt rofe roſe ſay ſee ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſkies ſmile ſome SONG SONNET ſpend ſpent ſport ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtay ſtill ſuch ſweet tears Tell tereu thee themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand uſe wanton Whilft whofe Whoſe wind wiſh youth