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He frequently reminds us of Shakespeare , and many of his lighter pieces ,
composed to be sung to the lute , would not have disgraced the hand of that great
master of song . The poems of Sir Thomas Wyatt were first collected and
published in ...
He frequently reminds us of Shakespeare , and many of his lighter pieces ,
composed to be sung to the lute , would not have disgraced the hand of that great
master of song . The poems of Sir Thomas Wyatt were first collected and
published in ...
Page 292
But see the day is ended with my song , And sporting bathes with that fair ocean
maid . Stoop now thy wing my muse , now stoop thee low ; Hence may thou freely
play , and rest thee now ; While here 1 hang my pipe upon the willow bough .
But see the day is ended with my song , And sporting bathes with that fair ocean
maid . Stoop now thy wing my muse , now stoop thee low ; Hence may thou freely
play , and rest thee now ; While here 1 hang my pipe upon the willow bough .
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To constitute perfection in a love song , the ideas should be few , simple , delicate
, and impassioned , and the above specimen has all these qualities combined . It
is altogether a beautiful song , and the third stanza in particular is excellent : it ...
To constitute perfection in a love song , the ideas should be few , simple , delicate
, and impassioned , and the above specimen has all these qualities combined . It
is altogether a beautiful song , and the third stanza in particular is excellent : it ...
Page 81
SONG , Who would not gaze away his heart On Mariana's eyes , Did not her high
and just disdain The bold delight chastise ? Mirth and joy she spreads around ,
Like the sun's cheerful light , When his returning beams destroy The empire of ...
SONG , Who would not gaze away his heart On Mariana's eyes , Did not her high
and just disdain The bold delight chastise ? Mirth and joy she spreads around ,
Like the sun's cheerful light , When his returning beams destroy The empire of ...
Page 98
Waller's beautiful song , " Go lovely rose , " was probably written about the same
time , and is one of the most elegant lyric poems in any language . It has been
overlooked by late collectors , and we may perhaps be excused for inserting it in
...
Waller's beautiful song , " Go lovely rose , " was probably written about the same
time , and is one of the most elegant lyric poems in any language . It has been
overlooked by late collectors , and we may perhaps be excused for inserting it in
...
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| Title | 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. |
| Author | Rowland FREEMAN |
| Publisher | G. Wood, 1821 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2015 |
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