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... heaven above , Yet should the thoughts of me your humble swain Ascend to heaven in honour of my Love . Were I as high as heaven above the plain , And you my Love as humble and as low As are the deepest bottoms of the main , Whereso'er ...
... heaven above , Yet should the thoughts of me your humble swain Ascend to heaven in honour of my Love . Were I as high as heaven above the plain , And you my Love as humble and as low As are the deepest bottoms of the main , Whereso'er ...
Page 62
... heaven's steepy ways ? It doth suffice , my fall shall make me blest . I do not doat on days , nor fear not death , So that my life be brave , what though not long ? Let me renowned live from the vulgar throng , And when ye list , Heavens ...
... heaven's steepy ways ? It doth suffice , my fall shall make me blest . I do not doat on days , nor fear not death , So that my life be brave , what though not long ? Let me renowned live from the vulgar throng , And when ye list , Heavens ...
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... heaven , with mightier witchery Than eloquence or wisdom e'er could own . Bloom on then in your shade , contented bloom , Sweet flowers , nor deem yourselves to all unknown , — Heaven knows you , by whose gales and dews ye thrive ...
... heaven , with mightier witchery Than eloquence or wisdom e'er could own . Bloom on then in your shade , contented bloom , Sweet flowers , nor deem yourselves to all unknown , — Heaven knows you , by whose gales and dews ye thrive ...
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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