English Poetry of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore H. Holt and Company, 1935 - 942 pages |
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Page 578
... youth with flocks upon the plain , At morn she came those willing flocks to lead , Where lilies rear them in the wat'ry mead ; From early dawn the livelong hours she told , Till late at silent eve she penn'd the fold . Deep in the grove ...
... youth with flocks upon the plain , At morn she came those willing flocks to lead , Where lilies rear them in the wat'ry mead ; From early dawn the livelong hours she told , Till late at silent eve she penn'd the fold . Deep in the grove ...
Page 696
... youth , That e'er wan ladyes love . 40 And nowe , alas ! for thy sad losse , I'll evermore weep and sigh ; For thee I only wisht to live , For thee I wish to dye . Weep no more , lady , weep no more , Thy sorrowe is in vaine : 45 For ...
... youth , That e'er wan ladyes love . 40 And nowe , alas ! for thy sad losse , I'll evermore weep and sigh ; For thee I only wisht to live , For thee I wish to dye . Weep no more , lady , weep no more , Thy sorrowe is in vaine : 45 For ...
Page 700
... youth is low , the youth is pale ; he lies on Lena's heath ! " " Fell the swiftest in the race , " said the king , " the first to bend the bow ? Thou scarce hast been known to me ! why did young Ryno fall ? But sleep thou softly on Lena ...
... youth is low , the youth is pale ; he lies on Lena's heath ! " " Fell the swiftest in the race , " said the king , " the first to bend the bow ? Thou scarce hast been known to me ! why did young Ryno fall ? But sleep thou softly on Lena ...
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MATTHEW PRIOR | 1 |
If wine and music | 7 |
The Female Phaeton | 15 |
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