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... sigh clout , as you may see : It will neither hold out wind nor rain ; And I'll have a new cloak about me . She . It is four and forty years ago Sine the one of us the other did ken ; And we have had , betwixt us two , Of children ...
... sigh clout , as you may see : It will neither hold out wind nor rain ; And I'll have a new cloak about me . She . It is four and forty years ago Sine the one of us the other did ken ; And we have had , betwixt us two , Of children ...
Page 482
... sigh , nor a tear , my pain discloses , But they fall silently , like dew on roses . Thus , to prevent my Love from being cruel , My heart's the sacrifice , as ' tis the fuel ; And while I suffer this to give him quiet , My faith ...
... sigh , nor a tear , my pain discloses , But they fall silently , like dew on roses . Thus , to prevent my Love from being cruel , My heart's the sacrifice , as ' tis the fuel ; And while I suffer this to give him quiet , My faith ...
Page 495
... sigh and wish is all my ease ; Sighs which do heat impart Enough to melt the coldest ice , Yet cannot warm your heart . O would your pity give my heart One corner of your breast , " Twould learn of yours the winning art , And quickly ...
... sigh and wish is all my ease ; Sighs which do heat impart Enough to melt the coldest ice , Yet cannot warm your heart . O would your pity give my heart One corner of your breast , " Twould learn of yours the winning art , And quickly ...
Contents
50 | 73 |
Alexander Montgomerie b 1540 d | 80 |
Fulke Greville Lord Brooke b 1554 | 145 |
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The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1918 Arthur Quiller-Couch,Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch No preview available - 1966 |
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