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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... hear her say at length , " Away - I cannot love thee . " O , rather let me die Whilst I thus gentle find her ; " Twere worse than death , if I Should find she proves unkinder ! One frown , though but in jest , Or one unkindness ...
... hear her say at length , " Away - I cannot love thee . " O , rather let me die Whilst I thus gentle find her ; " Twere worse than death , if I Should find she proves unkinder ! One frown , though but in jest , Or one unkindness ...
Page 84
... hear her in her spleen Callet like a butter - quean ? Should I sigh , because I see Laws like spider - webs to be , Where lesser flies are quickly ta'en , While the great break out again ; 1 Or so many schisms and sects , Which foul ...
... hear her in her spleen Callet like a butter - quean ? Should I sigh , because I see Laws like spider - webs to be , Where lesser flies are quickly ta'en , While the great break out again ; 1 Or so many schisms and sects , Which foul ...
Page 101
... Or on that bank , feel the west wind Breathe health and plenty , please my mind To see sweet dew - drops kiss these flowers , And then wash'd off by April - showers ; There hear my Kenna sing a song , Here see [ 101 ]
... Or on that bank , feel the west wind Breathe health and plenty , please my mind To see sweet dew - drops kiss these flowers , And then wash'd off by April - showers ; There hear my Kenna sing a song , Here see [ 101 ]
Page 102
English poets George Ellis. There hear my Kenna sing a song , Here see a black - bird feed her young , Or a leverock build her nest ; Here give my weary spirits rest , And raise my low - pitch'd thoughts above Earth , or what poor ...
English poets George Ellis. There hear my Kenna sing a song , Here see a black - bird feed her young , Or a leverock build her nest ; Here give my weary spirits rest , And raise my low - pitch'd thoughts above Earth , or what poor ...
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... hear what thou " shalt do . " Meanwhile , the friar would not neglect his time To know the secret of this drunken crime , Therefore betime , ere four o'clock did chime This profane practice grew to be divine ; For upsefreese ' he drank ...
... hear what thou " shalt do . " Meanwhile , the friar would not neglect his time To know the secret of this drunken crime , Therefore betime , ere four o'clock did chime This profane practice grew to be divine ; For upsefreese ' he drank ...
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