English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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... dead ; she's dead : when thou know'st this , Thou know'st how lame a cripple this world is ; And learn'st thus much by our anatomy , That this world's general sickness doth not lie In any humor , or one certain part ; But as thou sawest ...
... dead ; she's dead : when thou know'st this , Thou know'st how lame a cripple this world is ; And learn'st thus much by our anatomy , That this world's general sickness doth not lie In any humor , or one certain part ; But as thou sawest ...
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... dead , she's dead ; when thou know'st this , Thou know'st how ugly a monster this world is ; And learn'st thus much by our anatomy , That here is nothing to enamor thee ; And that not only faults in inward parts , Corruptions in our ...
... dead , she's dead ; when thou know'st this , Thou know'st how ugly a monster this world is ; And learn'st thus much by our anatomy , That here is nothing to enamor thee ; And that not only faults in inward parts , Corruptions in our ...
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... dead ; she's dead : when thou know'st this , Thou know'st how wan a ghost this our world is ; And learn'st thus much by our anatomy , That it should more affright than pleasure thee ; And that , since all fair color then did sink ...
... dead ; she's dead : when thou know'st this , Thou know'st how wan a ghost this our world is ; And learn'st thus much by our anatomy , That it should more affright than pleasure thee ; And that , since all fair color then did sink ...
Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
Copyright | |
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