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Page 121
... strong as Pluto's gates ; Cressid is mine , tied with the bonds of heaven : Instance , O instance ! strong as heaven itself ; The bonds of heaven are slipp'd , dissolv'd , and loos'd ; And with another knot , five - finger - tied , The ...
... strong as Pluto's gates ; Cressid is mine , tied with the bonds of heaven : Instance , O instance ! strong as heaven itself ; The bonds of heaven are slipp'd , dissolv'd , and loos'd ; And with another knot , five - finger - tied , The ...
Page 168
... strong , but Time decays ? O fearful meditation ! where , alack , Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest lie hid ? Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back ? Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid ? O ! none , unless this ...
... strong , but Time decays ? O fearful meditation ! where , alack , Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest lie hid ? Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back ? Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid ? O ! none , unless this ...
Page 356
... Strong without rage , without o'erflowing full . ABRAHAM COWLEY 1618-1667 In Praise of Hope HOPE , of all ills that men endure , The only cheap and universal cure ! Thou captives ' freedom , and thou sick man's health , Thou loser's ...
... Strong without rage , without o'erflowing full . ABRAHAM COWLEY 1618-1667 In Praise of Hope HOPE , of all ills that men endure , The only cheap and universal cure ! Thou captives ' freedom , and thou sick man's health , Thou loser's ...
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EDMUND SPENSER 15521599 | 1 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 15521618 | 33 |
Chorus of Priests | 49 |
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