Seventeenth-century English Poetry, Volume 1Miriam Kosh Starkman Volume 1 includes writings by John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Thomas Traherne, and Richard Crashaw. |
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... crown of praise . Death Death , thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing , Nothing but bones , The sad effect of sadder grones : Thy mouth was open , but thou couldst not sing . For we consider'd thee as at some six Or ten yeares hence ...
... crown of praise . Death Death , thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing , Nothing but bones , The sad effect of sadder grones : Thy mouth was open , but thou couldst not sing . For we consider'd thee as at some six Or ten yeares hence ...
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... Crown of evry Thing ! 2 Did not I covet to behold Som Endless Monarch , that did always live In Palaces of Gold Willing all Kingdoms Realms and Crowns to give my Soul ! Whose Lov Unto A Spring might prov Of Endless Glories , Honors ...
... Crown of evry Thing ! 2 Did not I covet to behold Som Endless Monarch , that did always live In Palaces of Gold Willing all Kingdoms Realms and Crowns to give my Soul ! Whose Lov Unto A Spring might prov Of Endless Glories , Honors ...
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... crown'd Soules throng to be Themselves thy crown . Sons of thy vowes The virgin - births with which thy soveraign spouse Made fruitfull thy fair soul , goe now And with them all about thee bow To Him , put on ( hee'l say ) put on ( My ...
... crown'd Soules throng to be Themselves thy crown . Sons of thy vowes The virgin - births with which thy soveraign spouse Made fruitfull thy fair soul , goe now And with them all about thee bow To Him , put on ( hee'l say ) put on ( My ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
George Herbert cont | 4 |
The goodmorrow | 26 |
Copyright | |
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Aire Angels appear beauty better blood body booke breath bright bring Church dead deare death devotional Divine Donne dost doth earth epigrams eyes face fair fall feare finde fire give glory gone grace grief grow hand hast hath head heart heaven Herbert Holy hope houre hymns John keepe King leave lesse light lines live looke Lord lovers metaphysical minde move nature never night once passe peace pleasures poems poet poetry poore Press pure rest rise selfe sense shee shine sigh sight sinne sleepe song soule spirit spring stand starres stay strange Sunne sweet teares tell thee thine things thinke thou art thought true University unto Vaughan verse whole wilt