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... fire to light them . ' Four days is the spirit's journey To the land of ghosts and shadows , Four its lonely night encampments ; Four times must their fires be lighted . Therefore , when the dead are buried , Let a fire , as night ...
... fire to light them . ' Four days is the spirit's journey To the land of ghosts and shadows , Four its lonely night encampments ; Four times must their fires be lighted . Therefore , when the dead are buried , Let a fire , as night ...
Page 629
... fire . That is a seraphim , they say , And this the great Teresia . Readers , be rul'd by me ; and make Here a well - plac'd and wise mistake ; You must transpose the picture quite , And spell it wrong to read it right ; Read him for ...
... fire . That is a seraphim , they say , And this the great Teresia . Readers , be rul'd by me ; and make Here a well - plac'd and wise mistake ; You must transpose the picture quite , And spell it wrong to read it right ; Read him for ...
Page 655
... fire was near , A pretty Babe all burning bright , did in the air appear , Who scorched with excessive heat , such ... fire but I ! My faultless breast the furnace is , the fuel wounding thorns , Love is the fire , and sighs the smoke ...
... fire was near , A pretty Babe all burning bright , did in the air appear , Who scorched with excessive heat , such ... fire but I ! My faultless breast the furnace is , the fuel wounding thorns , Love is the fire , and sighs the smoke ...
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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