Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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Page 103
... soul of fire , And his the bard's immortal name , And his was love exalted high By all the glow of chivalry . " SURREY , the grace and ornament of the court of the tyrant who caused his death , was the eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk ...
... soul of fire , And his the bard's immortal name , And his was love exalted high By all the glow of chivalry . " SURREY , the grace and ornament of the court of the tyrant who caused his death , was the eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk ...
Page 154
... souls She chains in servile bands ; Her eye in silence hath a speech Which eye best understands . Her little sweet hath many sours , Short hap , immortal harms ; Her loving looks are murdering darts , Her songs bewitching charms . Like ...
... souls She chains in servile bands ; Her eye in silence hath a speech Which eye best understands . Her little sweet hath many sours , Short hap , immortal harms ; Her loving looks are murdering darts , Her songs bewitching charms . Like ...
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... soul is made the sport of fortune , the prey of adversity : it is stretched on the wheel of destiny , in restless ecstacy . The passions are in a state of projection . Years are melted down to moments , and every instant teems with fate ...
... soul is made the sport of fortune , the prey of adversity : it is stretched on the wheel of destiny , in restless ecstacy . The passions are in a state of projection . Years are melted down to moments , and every instant teems with fate ...
Page 187
... depart , As from my soul which in thy breast doth lie : That is my home of love : if I have rang'd , Like him that travels , I return again ; ( a ) Vinegar ; verjuice . Just to the time , not with the time exchang'd SHAKSPEARE . 187.
... depart , As from my soul which in thy breast doth lie : That is my home of love : if I have rang'd , Like him that travels , I return again ; ( a ) Vinegar ; verjuice . Just to the time , not with the time exchang'd SHAKSPEARE . 187.
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... soul from her body parts . JOHN DONNE . BORN 1573 - DIED 1631 . THE BREAK OF DAY . STAY , oh sweet ! and do not rise : The light that shines comes from thine eyes ; The day breaks not - it is my heart , Because that you and I must part ...
... soul from her body parts . JOHN DONNE . BORN 1573 - DIED 1631 . THE BREAK OF DAY . STAY , oh sweet ! and do not rise : The light that shines comes from thine eyes ; The day breaks not - it is my heart , Because that you and I must part ...
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