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" Thou'rt wondrous frolic, being to die so soon, And passing proud a little colour makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane ; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence of thy early... "
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The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Arthur Quiller-Couch - English poetry - 1908 - 1098 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane ; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence...their tyrant breath Anticipating life, to hasten death ! WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT 330. To Chloe: Who for his sake wished herself younger 1611-1643 ' I 'HERE are...
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The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - English poetry - 1918 - 1116 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence...Nay, force thy bud to blow — their tyrant breath WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT 330, To Chloe : Who for his take wished herself younger 1611-1641 - I 'HERE are...
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The Cambridge Book of Lesser Poets

Sir John Collings Squire - English poetry - 1927 - 496 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane ; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence...their tyrant breath Anticipating life, to hasten death ! Of Beauty ' ET us use it whilst we may ; O Snatch those joys that haste away. Earth her winter coat...
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Seventeenth Century Lyrics from the Original Texts

Norman Ault - English poetry - 1928 - 544 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane ; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence...flower, If by the careless plough thou shalt be torn ; The Wish, st2. 5, 1. 7,] Should all come imitate me, 1647. Thou 'rt] Th' art, 1647. And many Herods...
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An Anthology of World Poetry

Mark Van Doren - Poetry - 1928 - 1390 pages
...makes thee. thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; For the same beauty doth in bloody leaves The sentence...contain. Some clown's coarse lungs will poison thy sweet If by the careless plow thou shalt be torn: And many Herods lie in wait each hour To murther thee as...
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Gongorism and the Golden Age: A Study of Exuberance and Unrestraint in the Arts

Elisha Kent Kane - Art - 1928 - 348 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; For the same beauty doth in bloody leaves The sentence of thy early death containe. Some Clownes course Lungs will poyson thy sweet flow'r If by the carelesse Plough thou shall...
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Gongorism and the Golden Age: A Study of Exuberance and Unrestraint in the Arts

Elisha Kent Kane - Art - 1928 - 346 pages
...shall be torne: And many Herods lie in waite each how'r To murther thee as soon as thou art borne, Nay, force thy Bud to blow; Their Tyrant breath, Anticipating Life, to hasten death. Gongora, in fact, is capable of assuming such a great variety of poetical roles that it is a misunderstanding...
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An Anthology of Spanish Poetry: From the Beginnings to the Present Day ...

John A. Crow - Literary Criticism - 1980 - 264 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence...tyrant breath Anticipating life, to hasten death! SIR RICHARD FANSHAWE Vana rosa Ayer naciste, y moriras manana. iPara tan breve ser, quten te dio vida?...
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Spain: The Root and the Flower : an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish ...

John Armstrong Crow - History - 1985 - 474 pages
...makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence...careless plough thou shalt be torn; And many Herods he in wait each hour To murder thee as soon as thou art bom — Nay, force thy bud to blow — their...
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The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...Pastor Fido 1 If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; (I. 5—8) AWP; OBEV; OBS; PoEL-2; SeCePo ELEANOR FARJEON (1881-1965) A Dragonfly \ When the heat of...
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