Poems in English, 1530-1940: Edited, with Critical and Historical Notes and EssaysDavid Daiches, William Charvat |
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... give for my revenge so dear a rate ; For what do we by all our bustle gain But counterfeit delight , for real pain ? If Heaven a date of many years would give , Thus I'd in pleasure , ease , and plenty live ; And as I near approached ...
... give for my revenge so dear a rate ; For what do we by all our bustle gain But counterfeit delight , for real pain ? If Heaven a date of many years would give , Thus I'd in pleasure , ease , and plenty live ; And as I near approached ...
Page 318
... give to God and man their dues . He told that to these waters he had come To gather leeches , being old and poor : Employment hazardous and wearisome ! And he had many hardships to endure : From pond to pond he roamed , from moor to ...
... give to God and man their dues . He told that to these waters he had come To gather leeches , being old and poor : Employment hazardous and wearisome ! And he had many hardships to endure : From pond to pond he roamed , from moor to ...
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... give the poem a fine poise and authority . The point made towards the conclusion of the poem is that remembrance of ... gives the poem a very special kind of force . There is no need to ask for a more explicit account of the situation ...
... give the poem a fine poise and authority . The point made towards the conclusion of the poem is that remembrance of ... gives the poem a very special kind of force . There is no need to ask for a more explicit account of the situation ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY 15161547 | 12 |
Come sleep O sleep the certain knot of peace 15 Stella oft sees the very face of woe | 18 |
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