The lyre of love [ed. by P.L. Courtier].Charles Whittingham, 1806 - Love poetry, English |
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... . Such ones ill judge of love , that cannot love ; Nor in their frozen hearts feel kindly flame : Wherefore they ought not thing unknown reprove , Nor natural affection , faultless , blame ; For fault of few that have abus'd the same . 12.
... . Such ones ill judge of love , that cannot love ; Nor in their frozen hearts feel kindly flame : Wherefore they ought not thing unknown reprove , Nor natural affection , faultless , blame ; For fault of few that have abus'd the same . 12.
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... Nature or of Art , Which temper'd so the features of her face , That pride and meekness , mixt by equal part , Do both appear to ' adorn her beauty's grace ? — For with mild pleasaunce , which doth pride displace , She to her love doth ...
... Nature or of Art , Which temper'd so the features of her face , That pride and meekness , mixt by equal part , Do both appear to ' adorn her beauty's grace ? — For with mild pleasaunce , which doth pride displace , She to her love doth ...
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... Nature's art : Now fain would I paint thee to all men's eyes , Or of thy gifts , at least , shade out some part ! But she forbids ; with blushing words , she says , She builds her fame on higher - seated praise . But my heart burns , I ...
... Nature's art : Now fain would I paint thee to all men's eyes , Or of thy gifts , at least , shade out some part ! But she forbids ; with blushing words , she says , She builds her fame on higher - seated praise . But my heart burns , I ...
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... is equalled by few succeeding writers , and has hardly been sur- passed by any . His sentiments are natural , his lan- guage is simple and affecting , his versification is correct and melodious . SONNETS . FAIR is my LOVE , and cruel as 32.
... is equalled by few succeeding writers , and has hardly been sur- passed by any . His sentiments are natural , his lan- guage is simple and affecting , his versification is correct and melodious . SONNETS . FAIR is my LOVE , and cruel as 32.
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... nature's fire ; Must I look on a - cold , while others warm them ? Do Vulcan's brothers in such fine nets arm them ? Was it for this , that I might MYRA See Washing the water with her beauties white ? Yet could she never write her love ...
... nature's fire ; Must I look on a - cold , while others warm them ? Do Vulcan's brothers in such fine nets arm them ? Was it for this , that I might MYRA See Washing the water with her beauties white ? Yet could she never write her love ...
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admiration affection amatory Amoret appears blest bliss blush born bosom breast breath bright Carew CASTARA celebrated charms chaste cheek Cupid's dart daughter Dean Prior dear death delight desire died dost doth Drummond Earl elegance eyes face fair fame fate fears fire flame flowers FRANCIS ATTERBURY FRANCIS DAVISON gentle GEORGE WITHER give grace grief Habington hair happy hath heart Heaven honour kind kiss lady light lips live look Lord lov'd Love's lover Maid MATTHEW PRIOR mind mistress Muse Myra ne'er never night numbers Nymph pain passion pity pleasures poems poet poetical praise pride Queen RICHARD LOVELACE ROBERT DODSLEY SACHARISSA SAMUEL DANIEL Sidney sighs sing Sir Philip Sir Philip Sidney smiles soft SONNETS soul Spenser stars Surrey sweet tears tell tender tender song thee thine THOMAS PARNELL thought unto verse voice wanton Westminster Westminster Abbey whilst William Congreve wound youth
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Page 29 - Since there's no help, come, let us kiss and part! Nay, I have done. You get no more of me! And I am glad, yea, glad with all my heart, That thus so cleanly I myself can free. Shake hands for ever! Cancel all our vows! And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain.
Page 43 - Take, oh take those lips away, That so sweetly were forsworn; And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do mislead the morn; But my kisses bring again, bring again, Seals of love, but seal'd in vain.
Page 44 - When lofty trees I see barren of leaves, Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, And summer's green all girded up in sheaves, Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard...
Page 46 - Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now; Now, while the world is bent my deeds to cross, Join with the spite of fortune, make me bow, And do not drop in for an after-loss...
Page 111 - Going to the Wars Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. 1 Imprisoned or caged. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
Page 112 - Prison WHEN Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates — When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty.
Page 44 - Desiring this man's art and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee...
Page 66 - You meaner beauties of the night, That poorly satisfy our eyes More by your number than your light, You common people of the skies; What are you when the moon shall rise?
Page 67 - You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own; What are you when the rose is blown? 39 So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice, a Queen, Tell me, if she were not design'd Th' eclipse and glory of her kind?
Page 45 - Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove : O, no ! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken ; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.