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... bold - rider , no better in that place , A manly man , to be an Abbot able , Full many a daintie horse had he in stable , And when he rode , men might his bridle hear Gingling in a whistling wind , as clear , And 3 * CHAUCER 29.
... bold - rider , no better in that place , A manly man , to be an Abbot able , Full many a daintie horse had he in stable , And when he rode , men might his bridle hear Gingling in a whistling wind , as clear , And 3 * CHAUCER 29.
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George Croly. Gingling in a whistling wind , as clear , And eke as loud , as doth the chapel bell ; * * * This jolly Monk he let old things pass , And held after the new world the trace . He gave not for the text a pulled hen , That ...
George Croly. Gingling in a whistling wind , as clear , And eke as loud , as doth the chapel bell ; * * * This jolly Monk he let old things pass , And held after the new world the trace . He gave not for the text a pulled hen , That ...
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... wind ; Which when it bites and blows upon my body , Even till I shrink with cold , I smile , and say , This is no flattery : these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am . Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which like the ...
... wind ; Which when it bites and blows upon my body , Even till I shrink with cold , I smile , and say , This is no flattery : these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am . Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which like the ...
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... wind that breathes the spring , Zephyr , with Aurora playing , As he met her once a - maying , There on beds of violets blue , And fresh blown roses washed in dew , Filled her with a daughter fair , So buxom , blithe , and debonair ...
... wind that breathes the spring , Zephyr , with Aurora playing , As he met her once a - maying , There on beds of violets blue , And fresh blown roses washed in dew , Filled her with a daughter fair , So buxom , blithe , and debonair ...
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... winds soon lulled asleep . Towered cities please us then , And the busy hum of men , Where throngs of knights and barons bold , In weeds of peace high triumphs hold ; With store of ladies , whose bright eyes Rain influence , and adjudge ...
... winds soon lulled asleep . Towered cities please us then , And the busy hum of men , Where throngs of knights and barons bold , In weeds of peace high triumphs hold ; With store of ladies , whose bright eyes Rain influence , and adjudge ...
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