English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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... fall and would terminate in the destruction of the world . From the ashes would arise like the phoenix ( one of the favorite figures of the seventeenth century ) a new heaven and a new earth- a golden age to be anticipated in the future ...
... fall and would terminate in the destruction of the world . From the ashes would arise like the phoenix ( one of the favorite figures of the seventeenth century ) a new heaven and a new earth- a golden age to be anticipated in the future ...
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... fall and would terminate in the destruction of the world . From the ashes would arise like the phoenix ( one of the favorite figures of the seventeenth century ) a new heaven and a new earth- a golden age to be anticipated in the future ...
... fall and would terminate in the destruction of the world . From the ashes would arise like the phoenix ( one of the favorite figures of the seventeenth century ) a new heaven and a new earth- a golden age to be anticipated in the future ...
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... fall a log at last , dry , bald , and sear : A lily of a day Is fairer far , in May , Although it fall and die that night ; It was the plant and flower of light . In small proportions we just beauties see , And in short measures life ...
... fall a log at last , dry , bald , and sear : A lily of a day Is fairer far , in May , Although it fall and die that night ; It was the plant and flower of light . In small proportions we just beauties see , And in short measures life ...
Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
Copyright | |
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