The Kings' Lyrics: Lyrical Poems of the Reigns of King James I and King Charles I ; Together with the Ballad of Agincourt Written by Michael Drayton |
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... never be entirely for- gotten . There is much genuine poetry to be found in his volumi- nous work . In most of the extracts modern spelling has been adopted except- ing where it seemed , as with Her- bert and Drayton , to be a greater ...
... never be entirely for- gotten . There is much genuine poetry to be found in his volumi- nous work . In most of the extracts modern spelling has been adopted except- ing where it seemed , as with Her- bert and Drayton , to be a greater ...
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... never may return : What then remains but her untruths to mourn ! Silly trait'ress , who shall now thy careless tresses place ? Who thy pretty talk supply ? whose ear thy music grace ? Who shall thy bright eyes admire , what lips triumph ...
... never may return : What then remains but her untruths to mourn ! Silly trait'ress , who shall now thy careless tresses place ? Who thy pretty talk supply ? whose ear thy music grace ? Who shall thy bright eyes admire , what lips triumph ...
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... never fear ! From The Third Book of Airs . TOW winter nights enlarge NOTHE The number of their hours , And clouds their storms discharge Upon the airy towers . Now let the chimneys blaze , And cups o'erflow with wine : Let well - tuned ...
... never fear ! From The Third Book of Airs . TOW winter nights enlarge NOTHE The number of their hours , And clouds their storms discharge Upon the airy towers . Now let the chimneys blaze , And cups o'erflow with wine : Let well - tuned ...
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... Carisbrook Castle . On a Quiet Confcience C LOSE thine eyes , and sleep secure ; Thy soul is safe , thy body sure . He that guards thee , he that keeps , Never slumbers , never sleeps . A quiet conscience in 22 The Kings ' Lyrics.
... Carisbrook Castle . On a Quiet Confcience C LOSE thine eyes , and sleep secure ; Thy soul is safe , thy body sure . He that guards thee , he that keeps , Never slumbers , never sleeps . A quiet conscience in 22 The Kings ' Lyrics.
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... Never slumbers , never sleeps . A quiet conscience in the breast Has only peace , has only rest . The wisest and the mirth of kings Are out of tune unless she sings : Then close thine eyes in peace and sleep secure , No sleep so sweet ...
... Never slumbers , never sleeps . A quiet conscience in the breast Has only peace , has only rest . The wisest and the mirth of kings Are out of tune unless she sings : Then close thine eyes in peace and sleep secure , No sleep so sweet ...
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Anthony Van Dyck beams beauty bird blood blush Book of Airs breast breath bright Campion Carew Celia cheeks Cherry ripe Crashaw crown Cupid dance dear death delight divine doth Drummond earth engraving Epigram eyes fair False world Farewell Fate flames flowers Francis Quarles George Vertue George Wither grief groves Habington hair hath heaven Herbert Herrick James Shirley John Milton King Charles King James kiss lips live Lord Love's Lovelace lyric merry Michael Drayton Muses ne'er never night nightingale O'er painted pale Petrarch poems poor Prithee Quarles Richard Lovelace Robert Herrick rose Shirley sing Sir John Suckling sleep smile Song Sonnet soul stars stay Suckling sweet grace sweetest tell There's thine Thomas Carew thou art thou ly'st Thou shalt answer thou Siren thou wert Thy sweet tyme unto verse wanton wealth weep Whilst William Habington winds wings Wither