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Do ' way your physick , I faint no more ; The salve you sent , it comes too late ;
You wist well all my grief before , And ... d for your sake ; Whole is my heart , I
plain no more , A new the cure did undertake , Wherefore do ' way , you come too
late .
Do ' way your physick , I faint no more ; The salve you sent , it comes too late ;
You wist well all my grief before , And ... d for your sake ; Whole is my heart , I
plain no more , A new the cure did undertake , Wherefore do ' way , you come too
late .
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The specimen here given from his continuation of Marlowe ' s “ Hero and
Leander , " may give a faint idea of his style , which is generally spirited , but often
irregular and obscure . EPITHALAMION . COME , come , dear nymph , love ' s
mart of ...
The specimen here given from his continuation of Marlowe ' s “ Hero and
Leander , " may give a faint idea of his style , which is generally spirited , but often
irregular and obscure . EPITHALAMION . COME , come , dear nymph , love ' s
mart of ...
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Sir John Harington was born about 1561 , at Kelston , near Bath ; was knighted
by Lord Essex , in 1590 , and died in 1612 . SONNET . Whence comes my love ,
oh heart , disclose ! ' Twas from cheeks that shame the rose ; . From lips that spoil
...
Sir John Harington was born about 1561 , at Kelston , near Bath ; was knighted
by Lord Essex , in 1590 , and died in 1612 . SONNET . Whence comes my love ,
oh heart , disclose ! ' Twas from cheeks that shame the rose ; . From lips that spoil
...
Page 295
... with such a death at a more advanced age . Of the two following specimens ,
the first exhibits the most striking beauties , and the second the characteristic
defects , of his style , THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD . Come live with me , and [
295 ]
... with such a death at a more advanced age . Of the two following specimens ,
the first exhibits the most striking beauties , and the second the characteristic
defects , of his style , THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD . Come live with me , and [
295 ]
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Under the green - wood tree , Who loves to lie with me , And tune his merry note
Unto the sweet bird ' s throat , Come hither , come hither , come hither ; Here shall
he see No enemy But winter and rough weather . Who doth ambition shuu ...
Under the green - wood tree , Who loves to lie with me , And tune his merry note
Unto the sweet bird ' s throat , Come hither , come hither , come hither ; Here shall
he see No enemy But winter and rough weather . Who doth ambition shuu ...
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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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