 Aspen good for staves, the Cypress funeral. The Laurel, meed of mighty conquerors And poets sage, the Fir that weepeth still, The Willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The Yew obedient to the bender's will, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mill,...  The Thebaid of Statius - Page 249by Publius Papinius Statius - 1767Full view - About this book
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...conquerors And poets sage ; the fir that weepeth still ; The willow, worn of forlorn paramours ; The yew, obedient to the bender's will ; The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill ; The myrrh, sweet bleeding of the bitter wound ; The warlike beech, the ash for nothing ill, The fruitful olive,... | |
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...conqueror«. And poets sage : the fir. that weepeth still, The willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The yew, obedient to the bender's will. The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill : The myrrlie sweet, bleeding in the bitter wound, The war like beech, the ash. for nothUig ill, The fruitful... | |
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 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
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 | Edmund Spenser - 1850 - 140 pages
...conquerors And poets sage ; the fir that weepeth still ; The willow, worn of forlorn paramours ; The yew, obedient to the bender's will ; The birch for shafts ; the sallow for the mill ; The myrrh, sweet-bleeding in the bitter wound ; The warlike beech ; the ash for nothing ill ; The fruitful olive... | |
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...conquerora, And poets sage, the flr that weepoth still, The willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The yew, obedient to the bender's will, The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill. The myrrh sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike beech, the ash for nothing ill, The fruitful olive... | |
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