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 36
... seem'd , denied All earthly power but hers , yet so As if to her breath he did owe This borrow'd life , he thus replied : " And shall our love , so far beyond " That low and dying appetite , " And which so chaste desires unite , " Not ...
... seem'd , denied All earthly power but hers , yet so As if to her breath he did owe This borrow'd life , he thus replied : " And shall our love , so far beyond " That low and dying appetite , " And which so chaste desires unite , " Not ...
Page 57
... seems to joy in woe , in woe's despight ; Tell me , ( so may thou fortune milder try , And long , long sing ! ) for what thou thus com- plains , Since winter's gone , and sun in dappled sky Enamoured smiles on woods and flow'ry plains ...
... seems to joy in woe , in woe's despight ; Tell me , ( so may thou fortune milder try , And long , long sing ! ) for what thou thus com- plains , Since winter's gone , and sun in dappled sky Enamoured smiles on woods and flow'ry plains ...
Page 66
... seem not such to me , What care I how good she be ? ' Cause her fortune seems too high , Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that bear a noble mind Where they want of riches find , Think what with them they would do , Who without them ...
... seem not such to me , What care I how good she be ? ' Cause her fortune seems too high , Shall I play the fool and die ? Those that bear a noble mind Where they want of riches find , Think what with them they would do , Who without them ...
Page 71
... 'st believe me , ( So indifferent though I seem ) Death with tortures would not grieve me More , than loss of thy esteem. ́ For , if VIRTUE me forsake , All a scorn of me will make . Then , as I , on thee relying , Do [ 71 ]
... 'st believe me , ( So indifferent though I seem ) Death with tortures would not grieve me More , than loss of thy esteem. ́ For , if VIRTUE me forsake , All a scorn of me will make . Then , as I , on thee relying , Do [ 71 ]
Page 73
... She cannot be unkind , Nor err , nor fail in loving . And , on her forehead , this Seems written to relieve me ; My heart no joy shall miss , That love or she can give me . → And this shall be the worst Of all that can [ 73 ]
... She cannot be unkind , Nor err , nor fail in loving . And , on her forehead , this Seems written to relieve me ; My heart no joy shall miss , That love or she can give me . → And this shall be the worst Of all that can [ 73 ]
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