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Page 65
... notes be pleasing notes no more , But orphans ' wailings to the fainting ear ; Each stop a sigh , each sound draws forth a tear ; Be therefore silent as in woods before : Or if that any hand to touch thee deign , Like widowed turtle ...
... notes be pleasing notes no more , But orphans ' wailings to the fainting ear ; Each stop a sigh , each sound draws forth a tear ; Be therefore silent as in woods before : Or if that any hand to touch thee deign , Like widowed turtle ...
Page 196
... tune , Like thine , sweet Friend ! Oh , dearer this to me Than are the dewy trees , the sun , the moon , Or noble music with a golden ending . NOTES . In these Notes the Editor has occasionally made 196 ENGLISH SONNETS .
... tune , Like thine , sweet Friend ! Oh , dearer this to me Than are the dewy trees , the sun , the moon , Or noble music with a golden ending . NOTES . In these Notes the Editor has occasionally made 196 ENGLISH SONNETS .
Page 213
... periods of his life . In all of them he has partially maintained the legitimate form , and it is note - worthy , that only upon one occasion , namely , in the Address JOHN MILTON . Continued . BENJAMIN STILLING- FLEET . Page NOTES . 213.
... periods of his life . In all of them he has partially maintained the legitimate form , and it is note - worthy , that only upon one occasion , namely , in the Address JOHN MILTON . Continued . BENJAMIN STILLING- FLEET . Page NOTES . 213.
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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