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Page 182
... Deep thought oft seemed to fix his infant eye , Dainties he heeded not , nor gaud , nor toy , Save one short pipe of rudest minstrelsy . Silent when glad ; affectionate , though shy ; And now his look was most demurely sad , And now he ...
... Deep thought oft seemed to fix his infant eye , Dainties he heeded not , nor gaud , nor toy , Save one short pipe of rudest minstrelsy . Silent when glad ; affectionate , though shy ; And now his look was most demurely sad , And now he ...
Page 321
... deep did rot : O Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea , slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea . About , about , in reel and rout The death - fires danced at night ; The water , like a witch's oils , Burnt green , and ...
... deep did rot : O Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea , slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea . About , about , in reel and rout The death - fires danced at night ; The water , like a witch's oils , Burnt green , and ...
Page 357
... deep , While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long And the stormy winds do blow . Britannia needs no bulwarks , No towers along the steep ; Her march is o'er the mountain waves , Her home is on the deep . With ...
... deep , While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long And the stormy winds do blow . Britannia needs no bulwarks , No towers along the steep ; Her march is o'er the mountain waves , Her home is on the deep . With ...
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CHARLES SACKVILLE EARL Of Dorset 16381706 | 1 |
ANNE COUNTESS OF WINCHILSEA ?16601720 | 10 |
WILLIAM CONGREVE 16701729 | 19 |
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