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... arms threw , And laid his childish head upon her breast , And with still panting rock'd , there took his rest . So lovely fair was Hero , Venus ' nun , As Nature wept , thinking she was undone , Because she took more from her than she ...
... arms threw , And laid his childish head upon her breast , And with still panting rock'd , there took his rest . So lovely fair was Hero , Venus ' nun , As Nature wept , thinking she was undone , Because she took more from her than she ...
Page 36
... arms , Alone and palely loitering ? The sedge has wither'd from the lake , And no birds sing . O what can ail thee , knight - at - arms ! So haggard and so woe - begone ? The squirrel's granary is full , And the harvest's done . I see a ...
... arms , Alone and palely loitering ? The sedge has wither'd from the lake , And no birds sing . O what can ail thee , knight - at - arms ! So haggard and so woe - begone ? The squirrel's granary is full , And the harvest's done . I see a ...
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... arms . Come , Night , and lay thy velvet hand On glorious Day's outfacing face ; And all thy crowned flames command , For torches to our nuptial grace . Love calls to war , Sighs his alarms , Lips his swords are , The field his arms ...
... arms . Come , Night , and lay thy velvet hand On glorious Day's outfacing face ; And all thy crowned flames command , For torches to our nuptial grace . Love calls to war , Sighs his alarms , Lips his swords are , The field his arms ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK I | 1 |
Anon Lully lulley | 2 |
Anon The Laily Worm | 3 |
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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