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... green grass beneath me lies , Pearled with dew like fishes ' eyes , Here I lie , a clock - a - clay , Waiting for the time of day . While grassy forest quakes surprise , And the wild wind sobs and sighs , My gold home rocks as like to ...
... green grass beneath me lies , Pearled with dew like fishes ' eyes , Here I lie , a clock - a - clay , Waiting for the time of day . While grassy forest quakes surprise , And the wild wind sobs and sighs , My gold home rocks as like to ...
Page 339
... green . Fond Lovers , cruel as their Flame , Cut in these Trees their Mistress ' name . Little , Alas , they know ... green Thought in a green Shade . Here at the Fountain's sliding foot , Or at some Fruit - tree's mossy root , Casting ...
... green . Fond Lovers , cruel as their Flame , Cut in these Trees their Mistress ' name . Little , Alas , they know ... green Thought in a green Shade . Here at the Fountain's sliding foot , Or at some Fruit - tree's mossy root , Casting ...
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... green Come , Shepherd , and again renew the quest . Here , where the reaper was at work of late , In this high field's dark corner , where he leaves His coat , his basket , and his earthern cruse , And in the sun all morning binds the ...
... green Come , Shepherd , and again renew the quest . Here , where the reaper was at work of late , In this high field's dark corner , where he leaves His coat , his basket , and his earthern cruse , And in the sun all morning binds the ...
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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