The Sonnet: A Comprehensive Anthology of British and American Sonnets from the Renaissance to the Present, Volume 10Robert Morton Bender, Charles L. Squier An introduction to and presentation of sonnets in the English language from Wyatt and Surrey to the 1960s. |
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... head : But far , far happier is the lot of those Who never learned her dear delusive art ; Which , while it decks the head with many a rose , Reserves the thorn , to fester in the heart . For still she bids soft Pity's melting eye ...
... head : But far , far happier is the lot of those Who never learned her dear delusive art ; Which , while it decks the head with many a rose , Reserves the thorn , to fester in the heart . For still she bids soft Pity's melting eye ...
Page 333
... head of mine , Which spreads a white and gleaming track for thee , When chairs and dusky wardrobes cease to shine . Though thou art irksome , let me not complain ; Thy foolish passion for my hairless head Will spend itself , when these ...
... head of mine , Which spreads a white and gleaming track for thee , When chairs and dusky wardrobes cease to shine . Though thou art irksome , let me not complain ; Thy foolish passion for my hairless head Will spend itself , when these ...
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... head to foot for it Most handily with eyes to pick the year For small feed to reward a feathered wit . Some men would see it an epiphany At ease , at food and drink , others at chase Yet I , stung lassitude , with ecstasy Unspent argue ...
... head to foot for it Most handily with eyes to pick the year For small feed to reward a feathered wit . Some men would see it an epiphany At ease , at food and drink , others at chase Yet I , stung lassitude , with ecstasy Unspent argue ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sir Thomas Wyatt | 19 |
George Gascoigne | 28 |
Copyright | |
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