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... the Cardinal and his friends are occasionally introduced . Roy ' s versification is
tolerably easy and flowing ; his language often coarse , but nervous and
expressive . The bitterness of his invective will appear from the following extracts
:Wat .
... the Cardinal and his friends are occasionally introduced . Roy ' s versification is
tolerably easy and flowing ; his language often coarse , but nervous and
expressive . The bitterness of his invective will appear from the following extracts
:Wat .
Page 152
... in that plight , For why ? the nymph surpass ' d the boy in might , “ O gods , (
quoth tho 3 the girl ) this gift I crave , “ This boy and I may never part again ! “ But
so our corpses may conjoined have , “ As one we may appear ; not bodies twain .
... in that plight , For why ? the nymph surpass ' d the boy in might , “ O gods , (
quoth tho 3 the girl ) this gift I crave , “ This boy and I may never part again ! “ But
so our corpses may conjoined have , “ As one we may appear ; not bodies twain .
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Long though it be , at last I see it gloom , And the bright evening star , with golden
crest , Appear out of the east . Fair child of beauty ! glorious lamp of love ! That all
the host of heaven in ranks doth lead , And guidest lovers through the night ' s ...
Long though it be , at last I see it gloom , And the bright evening star , with golden
crest , Appear out of the east . Fair child of beauty ! glorious lamp of love ! That all
the host of heaven in ranks doth lead , And guidest lovers through the night ' s ...
Page 273
... were they , and So well as they would stay . The godly hermit , when all means
In vain he did perceive , Departing said " I found you knaves , “ And knaves I do
you leave ! " VOL . II . HENRY CONSTABLE . It appears from Mr . Malone ' [ 273 )
... were they , and So well as they would stay . The godly hermit , when all means
In vain he did perceive , Departing said " I found you knaves , “ And knaves I do
you leave ! " VOL . II . HENRY CONSTABLE . It appears from Mr . Malone ' [ 273 )
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Ye violets that first appear , By your pure purple mantles known , Like the proud
virgins of the year , As if the spring were all your own , What are you , when the
rose is blown ! Ye curious chanters of the wood , ' That warble forth dame nature '
s ...
Ye violets that first appear , By your pure purple mantles known , Like the proud
virgins of the year , As if the spring were all your own , What are you , when the
rose is blown ! Ye curious chanters of the wood , ' That warble forth dame nature '
s ...
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| Title | 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 2 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, English poets |
| Author | English poets |
| Editor | George Ellis |
| Published | 1801 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2007 |
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