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Page 67
And though I stood abased tho a lite , ( a ) No wonder was ; for why ? my wittis all
Were so overcome with pleasance and delight , Only through letting of mine eyen
fall , That suddenly my heart became her thrall For ever ; of free will ; for of ...
And though I stood abased tho a lite , ( a ) No wonder was ; for why ? my wittis all
Were so overcome with pleasance and delight , Only through letting of mine eyen
fall , That suddenly my heart became her thrall For ever ; of free will ; for of ...
Page 74
Though all the werk ( f ) that ever had living wight , Were only thine , no more thy
part does fall ( a ) Wisdom . ( 6 ) A - fore , before . ( c ) Merchandize , treasure , & c
. ( d ) Thou canst enjoy all the remainder only with bale , or sorrow . ( e ) No ...
Though all the werk ( f ) that ever had living wight , Were only thine , no more thy
part does fall ( a ) Wisdom . ( 6 ) A - fore , before . ( c ) Merchandize , treasure , & c
. ( d ) Thou canst enjoy all the remainder only with bale , or sorrow . ( e ) No ...
Page 122
That musing on this worldly wealth in thought , Which comes and goes more
faster than we see The fleckering flame that with the fire is wrought , My busy
mind presented unto me Such fall of Peers as in this realm had be , ( a ) That oft I
wish ...
That musing on this worldly wealth in thought , Which comes and goes more
faster than we see The fleckering flame that with the fire is wrought , My busy
mind presented unto me Such fall of Peers as in this realm had be , ( a ) That oft I
wish ...
Page 131
... Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet , Th ' angelical soft trembling
voyces made To th ' instruments divine respondence meet ; The silver - sounding
instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall ; The waters fall
with ...
... Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet , Th ' angelical soft trembling
voyces made To th ' instruments divine respondence meet ; The silver - sounding
instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall ; The waters fall
with ...
Page 132
Lo ! see soone after how more bold and free Her bared bosome she doth broad
display ; Lo ! see soone after how she fades and falls away ! So passeth , in the
passing of a day , Of mortall life the leafe , the bud , the flowre ; Ne more doth ...
Lo ! see soone after how more bold and free Her bared bosome she doth broad
display ; Lo ! see soone after how she fades and falls away ! So passeth , in the
passing of a day , Of mortall life the leafe , the bud , the flowre ; Ne more doth ...
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| Title | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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