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... spirits faint beneath them . Only give them food to carry , Only give them 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 ...
... spirits faint beneath them . Only give them food to carry , Only give them 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 ...
Page 173
... spirit , sweet angel - devil . MICHAEL DRAYTON 176 Sonnet The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action , and till action , lust Is perjur'd , murderous , bloody , full of blame , Savage , extreme , rude , cruel , not to ...
... spirit , sweet angel - devil . MICHAEL DRAYTON 176 Sonnet The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action , and till action , lust Is perjur'd , murderous , bloody , full of blame , Savage , extreme , rude , cruel , not to ...
Page 587
... spirit rest ! ' 557 Stanzas EMILY BRONTË I'll not weep that thou art going to leave me , There's nothing lovely here ; And doubly will the dark world grieve me , While thy heart suffers there . I'll not weep , because the summer's glory ...
... spirit rest ! ' 557 Stanzas EMILY BRONTË I'll not weep that thou art going to leave me , There's nothing lovely here ; And doubly will the dark world grieve me , While thy heart suffers there . I'll not weep , because the summer's glory ...
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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