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" That long preserved virginity: And your quaint honour turn to dust; And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place, But none I think do there embrace. "
The Poetical Works of Andrew Marvell: With a Memoir of the Author - Page 62
by Andrew Marvell - 1857 - 335 pages
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found ; Nor in thy marble vault shall sound My eehoing song : then worms shall try That long preserved virginity...ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private plaee, But none, I think, do there embraee. Now, therefore, while the youthful hue Sits on thy skin...
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The Life of Andrew Marvell: The Celebrated Patriot: with Extracts and ...

John Dove - 1832 - 136 pages
...My echoing song : then worms ahull try That long-prescrv'd virginity : And your quaint honour tuni to dust ; And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place, Hut none, I think, do there embrace. Now, therefore, while the youthful hue Sits on thy skin like morning...
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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays

William Hazlitt - 1845 - 490 pages
...Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found ; Nor in thy marble vault shall sound My echoing song ; then worms shall try That long preserved...; And into ashes all my lust. * The grave's a fine ar)d private place, But none, I think, do there embrace. Now, therefore, while the youthful hue Sits...
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The American Whig Review, Volume 13

Periodicals - 1851 - 724 pages
...vour quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust Thf yrave't afine and private place, JStti none, I think, do there embrace. Now, therefore, while the youthful hue Sit« on thy skin like morning dew, And while thy willing soul transpires At every pore with instant...
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The Miscellaneous Works, Volume 1

William Hazlitt - English literature - 1854 - 1232 pages
...Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shull no more be found; Nor in thy marble vault shall sound My echoing song; then worms shall try That long preserved virginity ; And your quaint honour turn ' . And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place, •iibroce. Now, therefore, while...
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Verse

Andrew Marvell - 1872 - 562 pages
...vast Eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found, 25 Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My ecchoing song ; then, worms shall try That long preserved virginity...quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust : 30 The grave's a fine and private place, But none, I think, do there embrace. Now therefore, while...
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The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Andrew Marvell, Volume 1

Andrew Marvell - 1872 - 564 pages
...Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My ecehoing song ; then, worms shall try That long preeerv'd virginity ; And your quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust: 30 The grave's a fine and private place, But none, I think, do there embrace. Now therefore, while...
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Patchwork

Frederick Locker-Lampson - Commonplace-books - 1879 - 254 pages
...Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found ; Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My echoing song : then worms shall try That long preserved...embrace. ' Now, therefore, while the youthful hue Sits on my skin like morning dew, And while thy willing soul transpires At every pore with instant fires, Now...
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Patchwork

Frederick Locker-Lampson - Commonplace-books - 1879 - 254 pages
...Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be found ; Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My echoing song : then worms shall try That long preserved...embrace. ' Now, therefore, while the youthful hue Sits on my skin like morning dew, And while thy willing soul transpires At every pore with instant fires, Now...
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British Anthologies, Volume 7

Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 338 pages
...Deserts of vast Eternity! Thy beauty shall no more be found; Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound My echoing Song! Then, worms shall try That long preserved...honour turn to dust; And into ashes, all my lust! The grave 'sa fine and private place! But none, I think, do there embrace. Now, therefore, while the youthful...
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