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... thou dull god , why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds , and leavest the kingly couch A watch - case or a common ' larum - bell ? Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship - boy's eyes , and rock his brains In ...
... thou dull god , why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds , and leavest the kingly couch A watch - case or a common ' larum - bell ? Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship - boy's eyes , and rock his brains In ...
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... Thou ever young , fresh , lov'd , and delicate wooer , Whose blush doth thaw the consecrated snow That lies on Dian's lap ! thou visible god , That solder'st close impossibilities , And mak'st them kiss ! that speak'st with every tongue ...
... Thou ever young , fresh , lov'd , and delicate wooer , Whose blush doth thaw the consecrated snow That lies on Dian's lap ! thou visible god , That solder'st close impossibilities , And mak'st them kiss ! that speak'st with every tongue ...
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... thou goddess ! Thou divine Nature , how thyself thou blazon'st In these two princely boys . They are as gentle As zephyrs , blowing below the violet , Not wagging his sweet head ; and yet as rough , Their royal blood enchaf'd , as the ...
... thou goddess ! Thou divine Nature , how thyself thou blazon'st In these two princely boys . They are as gentle As zephyrs , blowing below the violet , Not wagging his sweet head ; and yet as rough , Their royal blood enchaf'd , as the ...
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OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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