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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... out our days ! How we seek a thousand ways To find death , the which if none We sought out , would shew us one . Never was there morning yet ( Sweet as is the violet ) Which man's folly did not soon Wish to be expir'd [ 151 ]
... out our days ! How we seek a thousand ways To find death , the which if none We sought out , would shew us one . Never was there morning yet ( Sweet as is the violet ) Which man's folly did not soon Wish to be expir'd [ 151 ]
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English poets George Ellis. Which man's folly did not soon Wish to be expir'd in noon : As though such an haste did tend To our bliss and not our end . Nay , the young ones in the nest Suck this folly from the breast : And no stammering ...
English poets George Ellis. Which man's folly did not soon Wish to be expir'd in noon : As though such an haste did tend To our bliss and not our end . Nay , the young ones in the nest Suck this folly from the breast : And no stammering ...
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... Soon thus , for pride of liberty , I low desires of bondage found ; And vanity of being free Bred the discretion to be bound . But as dull subjects see too late Their safety in monarchal reign ; Finding their freedom in a state Is but ...
... Soon thus , for pride of liberty , I low desires of bondage found ; And vanity of being free Bred the discretion to be bound . But as dull subjects see too late Their safety in monarchal reign ; Finding their freedom in a state Is but ...
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... Soon overtakes whom he had chas'd ; But she that did a virgin seem , Possess'd , appears a wandering stream . For his supposed love , a third Lays greedy hold upon a bird , And stands amaz'd to find his dear A wild inhabitant of th ...
... Soon overtakes whom he had chas'd ; But she that did a virgin seem , Possess'd , appears a wandering stream . For his supposed love , a third Lays greedy hold upon a bird , And stands amaz'd to find his dear A wild inhabitant of th ...
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English poets George Ellis. Time , if we use ill - chosen stone , Soon brings a well - built palace down . Poets , that lasting marble seek , Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows , And , like the tide ...
English poets George Ellis. Time , if we use ill - chosen stone , Soon brings a well - built palace down . Poets , that lasting marble seek , Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows , And , like the tide ...
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