Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volume 31801 |
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... pleasures do me bless , And crown my soul with happiness . All my joys besides are folly , None so sweet as melancholy . When I lie , sit , or walk alone , I sigh , I grieve , making great moan , In a dark grove , or irksome den , With ...
... pleasures do me bless , And crown my soul with happiness . All my joys besides are folly , None so sweet as melancholy . When I lie , sit , or walk alone , I sigh , I grieve , making great moan , In a dark grove , or irksome den , With ...
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... her passions , so must I : For when of pleasure she doth sing , My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she do of sorrow speak , Ev'n from my heart the strings do break , OF HIS MISTRESS'S FACE . AND would you see my [ 19 ]
... her passions , so must I : For when of pleasure she doth sing , My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she do of sorrow speak , Ev'n from my heart the strings do break , OF HIS MISTRESS'S FACE . AND would you see my [ 19 ]
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... pleasures of the time unite , To give a triumph to their love ; They staid at last , and on the grass Reposed so , as o'er his breast She bow'd her gracious head to rest , Such a weight as no burthen was . Long their fix'd eyes to ...
... pleasures of the time unite , To give a triumph to their love ; They staid at last , and on the grass Reposed so , as o'er his breast She bow'd her gracious head to rest , Such a weight as no burthen was . Long their fix'd eyes to ...
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... pleasures can be told " Shall with us everlasting be . For if no use of sense remain " When bodies once this life forsake , " Or they could no delight partake , " Why should they ever rise again ? " Let then no doubt , Celinda , touch ...
... pleasures can be told " Shall with us everlasting be . For if no use of sense remain " When bodies once this life forsake , " Or they could no delight partake , " Why should they ever rise again ? " Let then no doubt , Celinda , touch ...
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... pleasure , rests ; Nor the nectar that we sip From a honey - dropping lip ; Nor those eyes whence beauty's lances Wound the heart with wanton glances ; Nor those sought delights , that lie In love's hidden treasury , That can liking ...
... pleasure , rests ; Nor the nectar that we sip From a honey - dropping lip ; Nor those eyes whence beauty's lances Wound the heart with wanton glances ; Nor those sought delights , that lie In love's hidden treasury , That can liking ...
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