Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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... 250 .... 251 RICHARD CRASHAW . The Tear From Catullus ....... The Weeper , abridged .............. MATTHEW PRIOR ... An Epitaph ......... 252 253 ib . 254 255 256 The Female Phaeton ..... .........................................
... 250 .... 251 RICHARD CRASHAW . The Tear From Catullus ....... The Weeper , abridged .............. MATTHEW PRIOR ... An Epitaph ......... 252 253 ib . 254 255 256 The Female Phaeton ..... .........................................
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... tears abundantly ; Each thing , methought , with weeping eye me told The cruel season , bidding me withhold Myself within ; for I was gotten out Into the fields , whereas I walk'd about . And sorrowing I to see the Summer flowers , The ...
... tears abundantly ; Each thing , methought , with weeping eye me told The cruel season , bidding me withhold Myself within ; for I was gotten out Into the fields , whereas I walk'd about . And sorrowing I to see the Summer flowers , The ...
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... tears of Queen Mab , to interfere . She restores peace , and gives the parties a draught of Lethe , which ends all animosity ; and mirth and harmony are restored to the FAIRY COURT . ; BALLAD OF DOWSABEL . FAR in the country of Arden ...
... tears of Queen Mab , to interfere . She restores peace , and gives the parties a draught of Lethe , which ends all animosity ; and mirth and harmony are restored to the FAIRY COURT . ; BALLAD OF DOWSABEL . FAR in the country of Arden ...
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... tears Unwind a love , knit up in many years ; In this last kiss I here surrender thee Back to thyself ; so thou again art free . Thou , in another , sad as that , re - send The truest heart that lover e'er did lend . Now turn from each ...
... tears Unwind a love , knit up in many years ; In this last kiss I here surrender thee Back to thyself ; so thou again art free . Thou , in another , sad as that , re - send The truest heart that lover e'er did lend . Now turn from each ...
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... thou thrive in love , fond boy ! If thy tears and sighs discover Thy grief , thou never shalt enjoy The just reward of a bold lover : But , when with moving accents , thou Shalt constant 214 CAREW . Disdain Returned Boldness in Love.
... thou thrive in love , fond boy ! If thy tears and sighs discover Thy grief , thou never shalt enjoy The just reward of a bold lover : But , when with moving accents , thou Shalt constant 214 CAREW . Disdain Returned Boldness in Love.
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