Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. &c. To which is Added, Aramantha, a PastoralPress of C. Whittingham, 1817 - English poetry |
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... soft , terse ; Forgive that man whose best of art is love , If he no equal master to you prove ; My heart is all my eloquence , and that Speaks sharp affection , when my words fall flat , I read you like my mistress , and descry In ...
... soft , terse ; Forgive that man whose best of art is love , If he no equal master to you prove ; My heart is all my eloquence , and that Speaks sharp affection , when my words fall flat , I read you like my mistress , and descry In ...
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... Soft as her breast , sweet as her voice That gave each winding law and poise , And swifter than the wings of fame . She beat the happy pavement By such a star made firmament , Which now no more the roof envies ; But swells up high with ...
... Soft as her breast , sweet as her voice That gave each winding law and poise , And swifter than the wings of fame . She beat the happy pavement By such a star made firmament , Which now no more the roof envies ; But swells up high with ...
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... soft handkerchief of light , Kiss'd the wet pearls away . But when her tears his heat o'ercame , In clouds he quench'd his beams , And griev'd , wept out his eye of flame , So drowned her sad streams . At this she smil'd , when straight ...
... soft handkerchief of light , Kiss'd the wet pearls away . But when her tears his heat o'ercame , In clouds he quench'd his beams , And griev'd , wept out his eye of flame , So drowned her sad streams . At this she smil'd , when straight ...
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... my best Lilly , with so bold a spirit And soft a grace , as if thou didst inherit For that time all their greatness , and didst draw With those brave eyes your royal sitters saw . Not as of old , when a rough hand did POEMS . 39.
... my best Lilly , with so bold a spirit And soft a grace , as if thou didst inherit For that time all their greatness , and didst draw With those brave eyes your royal sitters saw . Not as of old , when a rough hand did POEMS . 39.
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... soft pace , And leave no tracks i'th ' snow of her pure face : But when this virtue must needs fall , to rise , The brightest constellation in the skies , When we in characters of fire shall read How clear she was alive , how spotless ...
... soft pace , And leave no tracks i'th ' snow of her pure face : But when this virtue must needs fall , to rise , The brightest constellation in the skies , When we in characters of fire shall read How clear she was alive , how spotless ...
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Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. &c. to Which Is Added, Aramantha ... Richard Lovelace No preview available - 2019 |
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Common terms and phrases
adore ALEXIS AMYNTOR Aramantha arms AUSONIUS beams beauty Behold blest bliss blush brave breast breath bride in love bright Bright eyes CATULLUS CHARLES COTTON Charon chaste Chloris CHORUS Clitophon crown crown'd dare dart dear death divine doth e'er earth elegy Elinda EPIG ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fall fame fate fear fire fix'd flame FRANCIS LOVELACE FRIEND gentle glorious glory grief hair hand hast hath heart heat heav'n heav'nly HENRY LAW Hierocles honour i'th joys kiss lady lanneret light live look lov'd love's Lucasta ne'er night noble nought o'er o'th pearl POEMS pow'r RICHARD LOVELACE sacred shine sing smile soft SONG SONNET sorrow soul sphere star straight sweet tear thee thine thou dost thought thyself toad tomb triumph twas unto victory virgin voice weep Whilst WILLIAM LAWES wind wings womb wound
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Page 61 - When Love with unconfine'd wings Hovers within my Gates ; And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the Grates : When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The Birds, that wanton in the Air, Know no such Liberty.
Page 62 - Our hearts with loyal flames ; When thirsty grief in wine we steep, When healths and draughts go free, Fishes that tipple in the deep Know no such liberty.
Page 2 - 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. Yet this inconstancy is such As you, too, shall adore ; I could not love thee, dear, so much. Loved I not honour more.
Page 1 - TO LUCASTA GOING BEYOND THE SEAS IF to be absent were to be Away from thee ; Or that when I am gone, You or I were alone ; Then, my Lucasta, might I crave Pity from blust'ring wind or swallowing wave.
Page 22 - Thou best of men and friends! We will create A genuine summer in each other's breast; And spite of this cold time and frozen fate Thaw us a warm seat to our rest.
Page 2 - I'll not sigh one blast or gale To swell my sail, Or pay a tear to 'suage The foaming blow-god's rage; For whether he will let me pass Or no, I'm still as happy as I was. Though seas and land betwixt us both, Our faith and troth, Like separated souls, All time and space controls; \/ Above the highest sphere we meet, Unseen, unknown, and greet as angels greet. So then we do anticipate Our after-fate, And are alive i...
Page 62 - With shriller throat shall sing The sweetness, mercy, majesty, And glories of my King; When I shall voice aloud how good He is, how great should be, Enlarged winds, that curl the flood, Know no such liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Page 9 - The floor lay paved with broken hearts. So did she move; so did she sing Like the harmonious spheres that bring Unto their rounds their music's aid; Which she performed such a way As all th' enamoured world will say, The Graces danced, and Apollo played.
Page xx - infection of our times. That candid Age no other way could tell / To be ingenious, but by speaking well. Who best could prayse, had then the greatest prayse, Twas more...
Page 22 - The joys of earth and air are thine entire, That with thy feet and wings dost hop and fly; And when thy poppy works thou dost retire To thy carv'd acorn-bed to lie.