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... Death- mate , and no other on Is that a Death ? and are there two ? board the skeleton - ship . Is Death that woman's mate ? Like vessel , like crew ! Her lips were red , her looks were free , Her locks were yellow as gold : Her skin ...
... Death- mate , and no other on Is that a Death ? and are there two ? board the skeleton - ship . Is Death that woman's mate ? Like vessel , like crew ! Her lips were red , her looks were free , Her locks were yellow as gold : Her skin ...
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... Death ? There was a Birth , certainly , We had evidence and no doubt . I had seen birth and death , 367 . But had thought they were different ; this Birth was Hard and bitter agony for us , like Death , our death . We returned to our ...
... Death ? There was a Birth , certainly , We had evidence and no doubt . I had seen birth and death , 367 . But had thought they were different ; this Birth was Hard and bitter agony for us , like Death , our death . We returned to our ...
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... death . The three images recur in different contexts throughout the poem . Emotional climax is reached in the italicized “ aria " in Section XIV - a celebration of " lovely and soothing death " which , far from being a stock response to ...
... death . The three images recur in different contexts throughout the poem . Emotional climax is reached in the italicized “ aria " in Section XIV - a celebration of " lovely and soothing death " which , far from being a stock response to ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY 15161547 | 12 |
Come sleep O sleep the certain knot of peace 15 Stella oft sees the very face of woe | 18 |
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