Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Specimens of Vers de Société and Vers D'occasion in the English Language : by Deceased Authors |
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... sure you will make allowance for many shortcomings , and will charitably believe that the Editor tried to do his best . I am , Dear Mr. Dean , Yours very faithfully , FREDERICK LOCKER . PREFACE So many collections of favorite poetical ...
... sure you will make allowance for many shortcomings , and will charitably believe that the Editor tried to do his best . I am , Dear Mr. Dean , Yours very faithfully , FREDERICK LOCKER . PREFACE So many collections of favorite poetical ...
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... Sure he that loves his lady ' cause she's fair , Delights his eye , so loves himself , not her . Something there is moves me to love , and I Do know I love , but know not how , nor why . Alexander Brome . LVIII . THE PEREMPTORY LOVER ...
... Sure he that loves his lady ' cause she's fair , Delights his eye , so loves himself , not her . Something there is moves me to love , and I Do know I love , but know not how , nor why . Alexander Brome . LVIII . THE PEREMPTORY LOVER ...
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... sure to find ye there . Robert Herrick . LXIV . THE PRESENT MOMENT . ALL my past life is mine no more , The flying hours are gone ; Like transitory dreams given o'er , Whose images are kept in store By memory alone . The time that is to ...
... sure to find ye there . Robert Herrick . LXIV . THE PRESENT MOMENT . ALL my past life is mine no more , The flying hours are gone ; Like transitory dreams given o'er , Whose images are kept in store By memory alone . The time that is to ...
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... sure to die ? Fear not , though love and beauty fail , My reason shall my heart direct : Your kindness now shall then prevail , And passion turn into respect . Celia , at worst , you'll in the end But change a lover for a friend . LXXII ...
... sure to die ? Fear not , though love and beauty fail , My reason shall my heart direct : Your kindness now shall then prevail , And passion turn into respect . Celia , at worst , you'll in the end But change a lover for a friend . LXXII ...
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... sure : I'm not committed , but I'm kept secure . And whilst I wish to be retired , Into this private room I'm turn'd ; As if their wisdom had conspired The salamander should be burn'd . Or , like those sophists who would drown a fish ...
... sure : I'm not committed , but I'm kept secure . And whilst I wish to be retired , Into this private room I'm turn'd ; As if their wisdom had conspired The salamander should be burn'd . Or , like those sophists who would drown a fish ...
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Alexander Pope Araminta beauty bliss blush bright Burnham-beeches charms cheek Chloe Cupid dance dear delight Derry doth e'er Earl eyes fair fate fear flowers gaze give gone grace hand happy haste hath hear heart Heaven heigh-ho Henry Luttrell hour John Wolcot Jonathan Swift kind kiss kiss'd Lady Landor lass laugh lips live look Lord Love's lover maid Matthew Prior mind morning muse ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once pain play pleasant pleasure poet poor Praed pray Robert Herrick rose round shepherd sigh sing Sir John Suckling sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sure swain sweet taste tears tell there's thine thing Thomas Carew Thomas Hood Thomas Moore thou thought thro to-morrow true Twas Unknown vers de société verse vex'd Walter wife William William Cowper wish young youth