English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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... round ; nor can the sun Perfect a circle , or maintain his way One inch direct ; but where he rose to - day He comes no more , but with a cozening line , Steals by that point , and so is serpentine ; And seeming weary with his reeling ...
... round ; nor can the sun Perfect a circle , or maintain his way One inch direct ; but where he rose to - day He comes no more , but with a cozening line , Steals by that point , and so is serpentine ; And seeming weary with his reeling ...
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... round the dews , which first she drew From milky poppies , loads the drowsy eye . The wat'ry moon , cold Vesper , and his crew Light up their tapers ; to the sun they fly And at his blazing flame their sparks renew.2 Oh , why should ...
... round the dews , which first she drew From milky poppies , loads the drowsy eye . The wat'ry moon , cold Vesper , and his crew Light up their tapers ; to the sun they fly And at his blazing flame their sparks renew.2 Oh , why should ...
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... Round , round , the roof does run ; And being ravished thus , Come , I will drink a tun To my Propertius . Now , to Tibullus , next , This flood I drink to thee . But stay ; I see a text That this presents to me . Behold , Tibullus lies ...
... Round , round , the roof does run ; And being ravished thus , Come , I will drink a tun To my Propertius . Now , to Tibullus , next , This flood I drink to thee . But stay ; I see a text That this presents to me . Behold , Tibullus lies ...
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THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
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