Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volume 31801 |
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... cross'd in his desire , Doth fret and fume , and inwardly repine , As though ' gainst heav'n itself he would conspire , And with his frailty ' gainst his fate combine : Who of itself continues constant still , And doth us [ 122 ]
... cross'd in his desire , Doth fret and fume , and inwardly repine , As though ' gainst heav'n itself he would conspire , And with his frailty ' gainst his fate combine : Who of itself continues constant still , And doth us [ 122 ]
Page 122
... cross'd in his desire , Doth fret and fume , and inwardly repine , As though ' gainst heav'n itself he would conspire , And with his frailty ' gainst his fate combine : Who of itself continues constant still , And doth us [ 122 ]
... cross'd in his desire , Doth fret and fume , and inwardly repine , As though ' gainst heav'n itself he would conspire , And with his frailty ' gainst his fate combine : Who of itself continues constant still , And doth us [ 122 ]
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... fate , And thy more powerful form , decrees My heart an immolation at thy shrine , Where I am only to incline- How I must love , and at what rate ; By what despairs , and what degrees , I may my hopes enlarge , or my desires confine ...
... fate , And thy more powerful form , decrees My heart an immolation at thy shrine , Where I am only to incline- How I must love , and at what rate ; By what despairs , and what degrees , I may my hopes enlarge , or my desires confine ...
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... fate of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a part of time they share , That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! TO PHILLIS . PHILLIS , why should we delay Pleasures shorter than the day ? Could we ( which we never can ) Stretch ...
... fate of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a part of time they share , That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! TO PHILLIS . PHILLIS , why should we delay Pleasures shorter than the day ? Could we ( which we never can ) Stretch ...
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... fate for which he grieves the less , Because the gods had like success . For in their story , one , we see , Pursues a nymph , and takes a tree . A second with a lover's haste Soon overtakes whom he had chas'd ; But she that did a ...
... fate for which he grieves the less , Because the gods had like success . For in their story , one , we see , Pursues a nymph , and takes a tree . A second with a lover's haste Soon overtakes whom he had chas'd ; But she that did a ...
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