Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 6F. C. & J. Rivington, 1812 - Bibliography |
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... eye : There I saw Desire sit , That my hart with Love had hit . Laying forth bright Beauties hookes , To intrap my gazing lookes , Love I did , and gan to woe , Pray and sigh , all would not doe ; Women when they take the toy , Covet to ...
... eye : There I saw Desire sit , That my hart with Love had hit . Laying forth bright Beauties hookes , To intrap my gazing lookes , Love I did , and gan to woe , Pray and sigh , all would not doe ; Women when they take the toy , Covet to ...
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... age , Sate and thought upon his youth , With eyes , teares , and hart's ruth , Beeing all with cares yblent , When he thought on yeeres mispent , When When his follies came to minde , How fond love EARLY ENGLISH POETRY . 9.
... age , Sate and thought upon his youth , With eyes , teares , and hart's ruth , Beeing all with cares yblent , When he thought on yeeres mispent , When When his follies came to minde , How fond love EARLY ENGLISH POETRY . 9.
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... eyes , Brighter than the sunnes arise : Sparkling pleasing flames of fire , Yoakt my thoughts and my desire , That I gan cry ere I blin , Oh her eyes are paths to sin . Her face was faire , her breath was sweet , All her lookes for love ...
... eyes , Brighter than the sunnes arise : Sparkling pleasing flames of fire , Yoakt my thoughts and my desire , That I gan cry ere I blin , Oh her eyes are paths to sin . Her face was faire , her breath was sweet , All her lookes for love ...
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... eye Leades desire cleane awry , And with the bee doth reioyce , Every minute to change choyce , Counting he were then in blisse , If that his fare fall were his : Highly thus in love disgraste , When the lover is unchaste : And would ...
... eye Leades desire cleane awry , And with the bee doth reioyce , Every minute to change choyce , Counting he were then in blisse , If that his fare fall were his : Highly thus in love disgraste , When the lover is unchaste : And would ...
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... eye , Then it burns that earst but heate him , And his owne rod gins to beate him . His choycest sweets turne to gall , He finds lust his sins thrall : That wanton women in their eyes , Mens deceivings doe comprise . That homage done to ...
... eye , Then it burns that earst but heate him , And his owne rod gins to beate him . His choycest sweets turne to gall , He finds lust his sins thrall : That wanton women in their eyes , Mens deceivings doe comprise . That homage done to ...
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