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... looks is close implied Scorn of base things , and sdeign of foul dishonour Threatening rash 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 ...
... looks is close implied Scorn of base things , and sdeign of foul dishonour Threatening rash 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 ...
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... look upon this verse When I perhaps compounded am with clay , Do not so much as my poor name rehearse , But let your love even with my life decay ; Lest the wise world should look into your moan , And mock you with me after I am gone ...
... look upon this verse When I perhaps compounded am with clay , Do not so much as my poor name rehearse , But let your love even with my life decay ; Lest the wise world should look into your moan , And mock you with me after I am gone ...
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... looks have been mine enemies , And therefore from my face she turns my foes , That they elsewhere might dart their injuries : Yet do not so ; but since I am near slain , Kill me outright with looks and rid my pain . WILLIAM SHAKE ...
... looks have been mine enemies , And therefore from my face she turns my foes , That they elsewhere might dart their injuries : Yet do not so ; but since I am near slain , Kill me outright with looks and rid my pain . WILLIAM SHAKE ...
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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