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Page 122
... hair . ' ' But I can get a hair - dye And set such colour there , Brown , or black , or carrot , That young men in despair May love me for myself alone And not my yellow hair . ' ' I heard an old religious man But yesternight declare ...
... hair . ' ' But I can get a hair - dye And set such colour there , Brown , or black , or carrot , That young men in despair May love me for myself alone And not my yellow hair . ' ' I heard an old religious man But yesternight declare ...
Page 422
... hair were seven . Her robe , ungirt from clasp to hem , No wrought flowers did adorn , But a white rose of Mary's gift , For service meetly worn ; Her hair that lay along her back Was yellow like ripe corn . Herseemed she scarce had ...
... hair were seven . Her robe , ungirt from clasp to hem , No wrought flowers did adorn , But a white rose of Mary's gift , For service meetly worn ; Her hair that lay along her back Was yellow like ripe corn . Herseemed she scarce had ...
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... hair Is , hair of the head , numbered . Nay , what we had lighthanded left in surly the mere mould Will have waked and have waxed and have walked with the wind what while we slept , This side , that side hurling a heavyheaded ...
... hair Is , hair of the head , numbered . Nay , what we had lighthanded left in surly the mere mould Will have waked and have waxed and have walked with the wind what while we slept , This side , that side hurling a heavyheaded ...
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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