Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English AuthorsFrederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
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... eyes perceive you . ” — O ! unjust is Fortune's sway , Which can make me thus to leave you , And from louts to run away ! Sir Philip Sydney . IV . LOVE is a sickness full of woes , All remedies refusing ; A plant that most with cutting ...
... eyes perceive you . ” — O ! unjust is Fortune's sway , Which can make me thus to leave you , And from louts to run away ! Sir Philip Sydney . IV . LOVE is a sickness full of woes , All remedies refusing ; A plant that most with cutting ...
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... eyes to me , Which , O ! too long have dwelt on thee : But if from you they've learnt such ill , To sweetly smile , And then beguile , Keep the deceivers , keep them still . Send home my harmless heart again , Which no unworthy thought ...
... eyes to me , Which , O ! too long have dwelt on thee : But if from you they've learnt such ill , To sweetly smile , And then beguile , Keep the deceivers , keep them still . Send home my harmless heart again , Which no unworthy thought ...
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... eyes Which , waking , kept my boldest thoughts in awe ; And free access unto that sweet lip lies , From whence I long the rosy breath to draw . Methinks no wrong it were , if I should steal From those two melting rubies one poor kiss ...
... eyes Which , waking , kept my boldest thoughts in awe ; And free access unto that sweet lip lies , From whence I long the rosy breath to draw . Methinks no wrong it were , if I should steal From those two melting rubies one poor kiss ...
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... ; And enamour'd , do wish , as they might But enjoy such a sight , That they still were to run by her side , Through swords , through seas , whither she would ride . Do but look on her eyes , they do light Lyra Elegantiarum . 13.
... ; And enamour'd , do wish , as they might But enjoy such a sight , That they still were to run by her side , Through swords , through seas , whither she would ride . Do but look on her eyes , they do light Lyra Elegantiarum . 13.
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... eyes , they do light All that Love's world compriseth ! Do but look on her , she is bright As Love's star when it riseth ! Do but mark , her forehead's smoother Than words that soothe her ! And from her arch'd brows , such a grace Sheds ...
... eyes , they do light All that Love's world compriseth ! Do but look on her , she is bright As Love's star when it riseth ! Do but mark , her forehead's smoother Than words that soothe her ! And from her arch'd brows , such a grace Sheds ...
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