The London Book of English Verse |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 88
Page 98
... lady sleeps ! Sleeps ! } Dreams of the summer night ! Tell her , her lover keeps Watch ! while in slumbers light She sleeps ! My lady sleeps ! Sleeps ! T HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW 82 To Celia Come my Celia , let us prove 98 The London ...
... lady sleeps ! Sleeps ! } Dreams of the summer night ! Tell her , her lover keeps Watch ! while in slumbers light She sleeps ! My lady sleeps ! Sleeps ! T HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW 82 To Celia Come my Celia , let us prove 98 The London ...
Page 153
... Lady would not love a Shepherd Swain ? His flocks are folded , he comes home at night , As merry as a king in his delight , And merrier too : For kings bethink them what the state require , Where Shepherds careless carol by the fire ...
... Lady would not love a Shepherd Swain ? His flocks are folded , he comes home at night , As merry as a king in his delight , And merrier too : For kings bethink them what the state require , Where Shepherds careless carol by the fire ...
Page 825
... Lady I Next , to a Lady I must bid adieu- Whom some in mirth or malice call a " Blue . ” There needs no more - when that same word is said , The men grow shy , respectful , and afraid ; Save the choice friends who in her colour dress ...
... Lady I Next , to a Lady I must bid adieu- Whom some in mirth or malice call a " Blue . ” There needs no more - when that same word is said , The men grow shy , respectful , and afraid ; Save the choice friends who in her colour dress ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK I | 1 |
Anon Lully lulley | 2 |
Anon The Laily Worm | 3 |
615 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ANON beauty BEN JONSON beneath birds blood breast breath bright clouds dark dead dear death delight doth dream earth EMILY BRONTË eternal ev'ry eyes fair fall fear fire flowers friends glory golden grace grave green grief hair hand hast hath head hear heart heaven JOHN DONNE JOHN MILTON kiss Lady leave light lips live look Lord Lord Randal Love's lovers MICHAEL DRAYTON mind moon morn never night numbers o'er pain PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY pleasure Poems rest ROBERT HERRICK rose round shade shadows shalt shepherd shine sighs sight silent sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep smile soft song Sonnet sorrow soul spirit spring stars sweet tears thee thine things THOMAS CAMPION thou art thought tree unto voice waves weep wild WILLIAM WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings