English Lyrics Chaucer to Poe 1340-1809 |
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... thou , Lucrece of Rome toun , And Polixene , that boughten love so dere , And Cleopatre , with all thy passioun , Hide ye your trouthe of love and your renoun ; And thou , Tisbe , that hast of love such peyne : My lady cometh , that all ...
... thou , Lucrece of Rome toun , And Polixene , that boughten love so dere , And Cleopatre , with all thy passioun , Hide ye your trouthe of love and your renoun ; And thou , Tisbe , that hast of love such peyne : My lady cometh , that all ...
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... thou lantern , of which quaint is the light , O palace , whilom day , that now art night , Well oughtest thou to ... hast been of lisse ! Yet , since I may no bet , fain would I kiss Thy coldë dorës , durst I for this route- And farewell ...
... thou lantern , of which quaint is the light , O palace , whilom day , that now art night , Well oughtest thou to ... hast been of lisse ! Yet , since I may no bet , fain would I kiss Thy coldë dorës , durst I for this route- And farewell ...
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... thou hast got Of simple hearts thorough Love's shot , By whom unkind thou hast them won , Think not he hath his bow forgot , Although my lute and I have done ! Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain , That mak'st but game of earnest pain ...
... thou hast got Of simple hearts thorough Love's shot , By whom unkind thou hast them won , Think not he hath his bow forgot , Although my lute and I have done ! Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain , That mak'st but game of earnest pain ...
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... thou hast brought forth , so steadfast and so sage , Among the Muses Nine a tenth if Jove would make , And to the Graces Three a fourth , her would Apollo take ! Let some for honour hunt , and hoard the massy gold : With her so I may ...
... thou hast brought forth , so steadfast and so sage , Among the Muses Nine a tenth if Jove would make , And to the Graces Three a fourth , her would Apollo take ! Let some for honour hunt , and hoard the massy gold : With her so I may ...
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... thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee : Thou sentest forth thy wrath , which consumed them as stubble . And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together , The floods stood upright as an heap , And the ...
... thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee : Thou sentest forth thy wrath , which consumed them as stubble . And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together , The floods stood upright as an heap , And the ...
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English Lyrics: Chaucer to Poe; 1340 1809 (Classic Reprint) William Ernest Henley No preview available - 2018 |
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