Kentish Poets. A series of writers in English poetry, natives or residents in the county of Kent; with specimens of their compositions and some account of their lives and writings. By R. F.1821 |
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... Dear heart how like you this ? " It was no dream , I lay broad waking , But all is turned through my gentleness , Into a strange fashion of forsaking ; And I have leave to go of her goodness , And she also to use new - fangleness ; But ...
... Dear heart how like you this ? " It was no dream , I lay broad waking , But all is turned through my gentleness , Into a strange fashion of forsaking ; And I have leave to go of her goodness , And she also to use new - fangleness ; But ...
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... dear ! how much thy power hath wrought ! Thou hast my mind , none of the basest , brought By still kept course , while others sleep , to moan ; Alas ! if from the height of virtue's throne , Thou canst vouchsafe the influence of a ...
... dear ! how much thy power hath wrought ! Thou hast my mind , none of the basest , brought By still kept course , while others sleep , to moan ; Alas ! if from the height of virtue's throne , Thou canst vouchsafe the influence of a ...
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... dear , no more these counsels try ! O give my passions leave to run their race ! Let fortune lay on me her worst disgrace ; Let folk o'ercharged with brain against me cry , Let all the earth with scorn recount my case ; But do not will ...
... dear , no more these counsels try ! O give my passions leave to run their race ! Let fortune lay on me her worst disgrace ; Let folk o'ercharged with brain against me cry , Let all the earth with scorn recount my case ; But do not will ...
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... Dear ! love me not , that you may love me more ! The progress of the Poet's suit may be traced in Sonnet 67 . Hope ! art thou true ? or dost thou flatter me ? Doth Stella now begin with piteous eye The ruins of her conquest to espy ...
... Dear ! love me not , that you may love me more ! The progress of the Poet's suit may be traced in Sonnet 67 . Hope ! art thou true ? or dost thou flatter me ? Doth Stella now begin with piteous eye The ruins of her conquest to espy ...
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... dear ; But thou , desire , because thou would'st have all , Now banished art ; but yet , alas ! how shall ? To what little purpose the following Song directly shews : - Have I caught my heavenly jewel Teaching sleep most fair to be ...
... dear ; But thou , desire , because thou would'st have all , Now banished art ; but yet , alas ! how shall ? To what little purpose the following Song directly shews : - Have I caught my heavenly jewel Teaching sleep most fair to be ...
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