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... bright That birds would sing and think it were not night . See ! how she leans her cheek upon her hand : O ! that I were a glove upon that hand , That I might touch that cheek . Jul . Rom . Ay me ! She speaks : O ! speak again , bright ...
... bright That birds would sing and think it were not night . See ! how she leans her cheek upon her hand : O ! that I were a glove upon that hand , That I might touch that cheek . Jul . Rom . Ay me ! She speaks : O ! speak again , bright ...
Page 274
... bright or obscure , Can execute their airy purposes , And works of love or enmity fulfill . For those the race of Israel oft forsook Their living Strength , and unfrequented left His righteous altar , bowing lowly down To bestial gods ...
... bright or obscure , Can execute their airy purposes , And works of love or enmity fulfill . For those the race of Israel oft forsook Their living Strength , and unfrequented left His righteous altar , bowing lowly down To bestial gods ...
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... bright confines , whence with neighboring arms And opportune excursion we may chance Re - enter heav'n ; or else in some mild zone Dwell not unvisited of heav'n's fair light Secure , and at the bright'ning orient beam Purge off this ...
... bright confines , whence with neighboring arms And opportune excursion we may chance Re - enter heav'n ; or else in some mild zone Dwell not unvisited of heav'n's fair light Secure , and at the bright'ning orient beam Purge off this ...
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EDMUND SPENSER 15521599 | 1 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 15521618 | 33 |
FULKE GREVILLE LORD BROOKE 15541628 | 49 |
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Alan a Dale angel arms ASTROPHEL AND STELLA beauty behold blessed blood breast breath bright Cæsar crown dark dead dear death deep delight doth dreadful earth eccho ring English poetry eyes face fair fear fire flames flowers fools gentle glory gold grace Greensleeves grief hand happy hast hath haue head hear heart heav'n hell Himen honour king kiss Lady light limbeck lips live look lord loue love's Lycidas mind Momus nature neuer never night Nymphes o'er pain peace pity pleasure poison'd praise rage rest Robin Hood sigh sight sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep song sorrow soul speak spirits stand stay stood sweet Sycorax tears tell thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thought thyself unto Vpon W. H. Auden weep wind wings youth