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... eyes which gaze on her so wide , That loosely they ne dare to look upon her , Such pride is praise , such portliness is honour ; That boldness innocence bears in her eyes ; And her fair countenance , like a goodly banner , Spreads in ...
... eyes which gaze on her so wide , That loosely they ne dare to look upon her , Such pride is praise , such portliness is honour ; That boldness innocence bears in her eyes ; And her fair countenance , like a goodly banner , Spreads in ...
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A Selection John Dennis. EDMUND SPENSER . 1552-1599 . HIS LADY'S EYES . ONE day as I unwarily did gaze On those fair ... eye The Damsel broke his misintended dart . Had she not so done , sure I had been slain , Yet as it was I hardly ...
A Selection John Dennis. EDMUND SPENSER . 1552-1599 . HIS LADY'S EYES . ONE day as I unwarily did gaze On those fair ... eye The Damsel broke his misintended dart . Had she not so done , sure I had been slain , Yet as it was I hardly ...
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... eye , of brow , I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now . So all their praises ... eyes to wonder , but lack tongues to praise . WILLIAM SHAKE- SPEARE . 1564-1616 . TRUE LOVE UNCHANGEABLE . 48 ...
... eye , of brow , I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now . So all their praises ... eyes to wonder , but lack tongues to praise . WILLIAM SHAKE- SPEARE . 1564-1616 . TRUE LOVE UNCHANGEABLE . 48 ...
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beauty behold bird breath bright charm dark DAVID GRAY dear death delight divine dost doth dream earth EDMUND SPENSER ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING English Sonnets eternal eyes fade fair Faith fame fear feel flowers friends glory grace grief happy HARTLEY COLERIDGE hast hath heart heaven heavenly HEMANS HENRY CONSTABLE honour hope JOHN KEATS JOHN KEBLE JOHN MILTON JULIAN FANE Lady language light live look Lord love thee Love's Massey's mind Mistress morn Muse never night o'er passion Petrarch pleasure poems poet poet's poetical poetry praise pray SAMUEL DANIEL Shakespeare shine sight silent sing sleep song sonnet writer sorrow soul sound SPEARE spirit SURREY sweet tears thine things THOMAS WARTON thou art thought toil verse voice weary weep WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE WILLIAM DRUMMOND WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES WILLIAM SHAKE WILLIAM WORDS Wordsworth WORTH youth