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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Page 102
... morning to next day , There meditate my time away , 1 And angle on , and beg to have A quiet passage to a welcome grave . Laverock , lark . Supposed to be the name of a favourite dog . JAMES SHIRLEY , Was born in London , about 1594 [ 102 ]
... morning to next day , There meditate my time away , 1 And angle on , and beg to have A quiet passage to a welcome grave . Laverock , lark . Supposed to be the name of a favourite dog . JAMES SHIRLEY , Was born in London , about 1594 [ 102 ]
Page 105
... morn hath shed . Within their buds let roses sleep , And virgin lilies on their stem , Till sighs from lovers glide , and creep Into their leaves to open them . I ' th ' centre of my ground , compose Of bays and yew my summer room ...
... morn hath shed . Within their buds let roses sleep , And virgin lilies on their stem , Till sighs from lovers glide , and creep Into their leaves to open them . I ' th ' centre of my ground , compose Of bays and yew my summer room ...
Page 122
... morning's flower that withereth ere noon ; A swelling fruit , no sooner ripe than rotten ; Which sickness makes forlorn , and time forgotten . In looking back unto my follies past , While I the present with times past compare , And ...
... morning's flower that withereth ere noon ; A swelling fruit , no sooner ripe than rotten ; Which sickness makes forlorn , and time forgotten . In looking back unto my follies past , While I the present with times past compare , And ...
Page 122
... morning's flower that withereth ere noon ; A swelling fruit , no sooner ripe than rotten ; Which sickness makes forlorn , and time forgotten . In looking back unto my follies past , While I the present with times past compare , And ...
... morning's flower that withereth ere noon ; A swelling fruit , no sooner ripe than rotten ; Which sickness makes forlorn , and time forgotten . In looking back unto my follies past , While I the present with times past compare , And ...
Page 131
... morn , and clears the sky ; Whose dishevel'd tresses shed Pearls upon the violet - bed : On whose brow , with calm smiles drest , The halcyon sits , and builds her nest ; Beauty , youth , and endless spring , Dwell upon thy rosy wing ...
... morn , and clears the sky ; Whose dishevel'd tresses shed Pearls upon the violet - bed : On whose brow , with calm smiles drest , The halcyon sits , and builds her nest ; Beauty , youth , and endless spring , Dwell upon thy rosy wing ...
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