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" You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue... "
Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages ... - Page 33
by Percy Society - 1842
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry:: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

Thomas Percy - 1767 - 420 pages
...are you when the Sun fhall rife ? 5 Ye violets that firft appeare, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the yeare, As if the Spring were all your own ; What are you when the Rofe is blown ? 10 Ye curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...Ye violets that firft appear, By your pure purple mantles known> Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own, What are you when the rofe is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's lays, Thinking your...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

1797 - 614 pages
...violets that first appear By your pure purple mantles known, i Like the proud "virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blswn ? " So when my mistress shall be seen, Inform and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice...
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The lyre of love [ed. by P.L. Courtier].

Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...violets that first appear, By your, pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own ! What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my Mistress shall be seen In form, and beauty of her mind; By virtue first, then choice,...
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Richard Hooker; George ...

Izaak Walton - 1807 - 514 pages
...that firft appear, . " By y our pur e purple mantles known, •' Like the proud virgins of the year, " As if the spring were all your own, , " What are you when the rose is blown ? " So when my mistress (hall be seen, " \ajorm and beifufy of her mind, " B) virtue firft, then...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...Ye violets lhat first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the prood virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's lays, Thinking your passions...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ...

George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ! What are you, when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind ; A Description of the Country's...
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The Sylvan Wanderer;: Consisting of a Series of Moral ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...violets, that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By Virtue first, then choice...
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Facetiae. Musarum Deliciae: Epigrams

English poetry - 1817 - 524 pages
...What are you, when the moon shall rise ? By your purple mantle known, Like proud virgins of the yeere, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you, when the rose is blown ? You wand'ring chaunters of the wood, That fill the ayre with natures layes, Thinking your passions...
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Memoirs of the Court of King James the First, Volume 2

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 434 pages
...Yon violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blown ? "So when my mistress shall be seen, In form, and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then...
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