Poems in English, 1530-1940: Edited, with Critical and Historical Notes and EssaysDavid Daiches, William Charvat |
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... Strong meat indulges vice , and pampering food Creates diseases and inflames the blood . But what's sufficient to make nature strong And the bright lamp of life continue long I'd freely take , and as I did possess , The bounteous Author ...
... Strong meat indulges vice , and pampering food Creates diseases and inflames the blood . But what's sufficient to make nature strong And the bright lamp of life continue long I'd freely take , and as I did possess , The bounteous Author ...
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... strong of limb . His bodily frame had been from youth to age Of an unusual strength : his mind was keen , Intense , and frugal , apt for all affairs , And in his shepherd's calling he was prompt And watchful more than ordinary men ...
... strong of limb . His bodily frame had been from youth to age Of an unusual strength : his mind was keen , Intense , and frugal , apt for all affairs , And in his shepherd's calling he was prompt And watchful more than ordinary men ...
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... strong I love , With every leaf a miracle - and from this bush in the dooryard , With delicate - color'd blossoms and heart - shaped leaves of rich green , A sprig with its flower I break . IV In the swamp in secluded recesses , A shy ...
... strong I love , With every leaf a miracle - and from this bush in the dooryard , With delicate - color'd blossoms and heart - shaped leaves of rich green , A sprig with its flower I break . IV In the swamp in secluded recesses , A shy ...
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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