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Page 30
TELL me not , Sweet , I am unkind , That from the nunnery Of your chaste breast
and quiet mind , To war and arms I fly . True , a new mistress now I chase , The
first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield
.
TELL me not , Sweet , I am unkind , That from the nunnery Of your chaste breast
and quiet mind , To war and arms I fly . True , a new mistress now I chase , The
first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield
.
Page 36
... when another life we live , The breath we breathe is his , not ours ; Love makes
those - young , whom age doth chill , And whom he finds young , keeps young
still . And now since you and I are such , Tell me what's yours and what is mine ?
... when another life we live , The breath we breathe is his , not ours ; Love makes
those - young , whom age doth chill , And whom he finds young , keeps young
still . And now since you and I are such , Tell me what's yours and what is mine ?
Page 57
Thus let me live unseen , unknown ; Thus , unlamented , let me die ; Steal from
the world , and not a stone Tell where I lie . Alexander Pope LXXXIV . There is
none , O none but you , Who from me estrange the sight , Whom mine eyes affect
to ...
Thus let me live unseen , unknown ; Thus , unlamented , let me die ; Steal from
the world , and not a stone Tell where I lie . Alexander Pope LXXXIV . There is
none , O none but you , Who from me estrange the sight , Whom mine eyes affect
to ...
Page 58
LXXXV . Tell me no more I am deceived , That Chloe's false and common ; I
always knew ( at least believed ) She was a very woman : As such I liked , as
such caress'd , She still was constant when possess'd , She could do more for no
man .
LXXXV . Tell me no more I am deceived , That Chloe's false and common ; I
always knew ( at least believed ) She was a very woman : As such I liked , as
such caress'd , She still was constant when possess'd , She could do more for no
man .
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Fair Amoret is gone astray , Pursue , and seek her , every lover ; I'll tell the signs
by which you may The wandering shepherdess discover . Coquet and coy at
once her air , Both studied , tho ' both seem neglected ; Careless she is , with
artful ...
Fair Amoret is gone astray , Pursue , and seek her , every lover ; I'll tell the signs
by which you may The wandering shepherdess discover . Coquet and coy at
once her air , Both studied , tho ' both seem neglected ; Careless she is , with
artful ...
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| Title | Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors Volume 21 of Minerva library of famous books The Minerva Library Volume 21 of The Minerva library of famous books. Ed. by G. T. Bettany. [v. 21] |
| Editors | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock, 1891 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 425 pages |
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