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... tree , for my mother to have some . ' Then bowed down the highest tree unto his mother's hand ; Then she cried , " See , Joseph , I have cherries at command . ' I O then bespake Joseph : ' I have done Mary · TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK I ...
... tree , for my mother to have some . ' Then bowed down the highest tree unto his mother's hand ; Then she cried , " See , Joseph , I have cherries at command . ' I O then bespake Joseph : ' I have done Mary · TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK I ...
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... tree , An my sister Maisry To the machrel of the sea . ' And every Saturday at noon The machrel comes to me , An ' she takes my laily head , An ' lays it on her knee , An ' kames it with a siller kame , An ' washes it in the sea ...
... tree , An my sister Maisry To the machrel of the sea . ' And every Saturday at noon The machrel comes to me , An ' she takes my laily head , An ' lays it on her knee , An ' kames it with a siller kame , An ' washes it in the sea ...
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... tree . My love is dead , Gone to his death - bed , All under the willow - tree . Hark ! the raven flaps his wing , In the briared dell below ; Hark ! the death - owl loud doth sing To the night - mares , as they go . My love is dead ...
... tree . My love is dead , Gone to his death - bed , All under the willow - tree . Hark ! the raven flaps his wing , In the briared dell below ; Hark ! the death - owl loud doth sing To the night - mares , as they go . My love is dead ...
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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