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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... lips could speak had power to move thee : But I can let thee now alone , As worthy to be loved by none . I do confess thou'rt sweet , yet find Thee such an unthrift of thy sweets , Thy favours are but like the wind , That kisses ...
... lips could speak had power to move thee : But I can let thee now alone , As worthy to be loved by none . I do confess thou'rt sweet , yet find Thee such an unthrift of thy sweets , Thy favours are but like the wind , That kisses ...
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... 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 ; None sees the theft that would the theft reveal , Nor rob I her of aught that she can ...
... 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 ; None sees the theft that would the theft reveal , Nor rob I her of aught that she can ...
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... lip admires , Or from star - like eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires ; As old Time makes these decay , So his flames must waste ... lips , or eyes . Thomas Carew . XXII . EPITAPH ON SALATHIEL PARRY , A CHILD OF 14 Lyra Elegantiarum .
... lip admires , Or from star - like eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires ; As old Time makes these decay , So his flames must waste ... lips , or eyes . Thomas Carew . XXII . EPITAPH ON SALATHIEL PARRY , A CHILD OF 14 Lyra Elegantiarum .
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... lip , her cheek ; In yon enamell'd pansy by , There thou shalt have her curious eye ; In bloom of peach , in rosy bud , There wave the streamers of her blood ; In brightest lilies that there stand , The emblems of her whiter hand ; In ...
... lip , her cheek ; In yon enamell'd pansy by , There thou shalt have her curious eye ; In bloom of peach , in rosy bud , There wave the streamers of her blood ; In brightest lilies that there stand , The emblems of her whiter hand ; In ...
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... lip did rise ; And did already understand The language of her eyes . Proceeding on with no less art , My tongue was engineer ; I thought to undermine the heart By whispering in the ear . When this did nothing , I brought down Great ...
... lip did rise ; And did already understand The language of her eyes . Proceeding on with no less art , My tongue was engineer ; I thought to undermine the heart By whispering in the ear . When this did nothing , I brought down Great ...
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