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... round about me fled out of the flood The souls of the deceas'd . There cluster'd then Youths , and their wives , much - suff'ring aged men , Soft tender virgins that but new came there By timeless death , and green their sorrows were ...
... round about me fled out of the flood The souls of the deceas'd . There cluster'd then Youths , and their wives , much - suff'ring aged men , Soft tender virgins that but new came there By timeless death , and green their sorrows were ...
Page 80
... round as pearls , When Pan's shrill pipe begins to play , With dancing wear out night and day : The bagpipe's drone his hum lays by When Pan sounds up his minstrelsy ; His minstrelsy ! oh , base ! this quill- Which at my mouth with wind ...
... round as pearls , When Pan's shrill pipe begins to play , With dancing wear out night and day : The bagpipe's drone his hum lays by When Pan sounds up his minstrelsy ; His minstrelsy ! oh , base ! this quill- Which at my mouth with wind ...
Page 399
... round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love , The matron's glance that would those looks reprove , These were thy charms , sweet village ! sports like these , With sweet succession , taught e'en toil to please ; These ...
... round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love , The matron's glance that would those looks reprove , These were thy charms , sweet village ! sports like these , With sweet succession , taught e'en toil to please ; These ...
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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