English Lyrics Chaucer to Poe 1340-1809 |
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... hath your beauty from your herte chased Pity , that me ne availeth not to plain : For Daunger halt your mercy in his chain . Guiltless my death thus have ye me purchased ; I say you sooth , me needeth not to feign : So hath your beauty ...
... hath your beauty from your herte chased Pity , that me ne availeth not to plain : For Daunger halt your mercy in his chain . Guiltless my death thus have ye me purchased ; I say you sooth , me needeth not to feign : So hath your beauty ...
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William Ernest Henley. Alas ! that nature hath in you compassed So great beauty , that no man may attain To mercy , though he sterve for the pain ! So hath your beauty from your herte chased Pity , that me ne availeth not to plain ; For ...
William Ernest Henley. Alas ! that nature hath in you compassed So great beauty , that no man may attain To mercy , though he sterve for the pain ! So hath your beauty from your herte chased Pity , that me ne availeth not to plain ; For ...
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... hath no earthly pere ? Her favour of her face Ennewéd all with grace , Comfort , pleasure , and solace , Mine heart doth so embrace , And so hath ravished me Her to behold and see , That in words plain I cannot me refrain To look on her ...
... hath no earthly pere ? Her favour of her face Ennewéd all with grace , Comfort , pleasure , and solace , Mine heart doth so embrace , And so hath ravished me Her to behold and see , That in words plain I cannot me refrain To look on her ...
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... hath her lent A wart upon her cheek . Whoso list to seek In her visage a scar , That seemeth from afar Like to the radiant star , All with favour fret , So properly it is set ! She is the violet , The daisy delectable , The columbine ...
... hath her lent A wart upon her cheek . Whoso list to seek In her visage a scar , That seemeth from afar Like to the radiant star , All with favour fret , So properly it is set ! She is the violet , The daisy delectable , The columbine ...
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... hath liberty , Thought is frank and free : To think a merry thought It cost me little or naught . Would God mine homely style Were polished with the file Of Cicero's eloquence , To praise her excellence ! For this most goodly flower ...
... hath liberty , Thought is frank and free : To think a merry thought It cost me little or naught . Would God mine homely style Were polished with the file Of Cicero's eloquence , To praise her excellence ! For this most goodly flower ...
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English Lyrics: Chaucer to Poe; 1340 1809 (Classic Reprint) William Ernest Henley No preview available - 2018 |
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