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I thought my mistress ' hairs were gold , “ And in her locks , my heart I fold : “ Her
amber tresses were the sight “ That wrapped me in vain delight , “ Her ivory front ,
her pretty . chin , “ Were stales that drew me into sin . “ Her face was fair , her ...
I thought my mistress ' hairs were gold , “ And in her locks , my heart I fold : “ Her
amber tresses were the sight “ That wrapped me in vain delight , “ Her ivory front ,
her pretty . chin , “ Were stales that drew me into sin . “ Her face was fair , her ...
Page 190
When lips invite , And eyes delight , And cheeks as fresh as rose in June ,
Persuade delay “ What boots to say , Forego me now , come to me soon ? He
demands , what time for pleasure Can there be more fit than now ? She says ,
night gives ...
When lips invite , And eyes delight , And cheeks as fresh as rose in June ,
Persuade delay “ What boots to say , Forego me now , come to me soon ? He
demands , what time for pleasure Can there be more fit than now ? She says ,
night gives ...
Page 203
They want flesh and blood ; a want for which nothing can compensate . The
personification of abstract ideas , furnishes the most brilliant images of poetry ;
but these meteor forms , which startle and delight us when our senses are flurried
by ...
They want flesh and blood ; a want for which nothing can compensate . The
personification of abstract ideas , furnishes the most brilliant images of poetry ;
but these meteor forms , which startle and delight us when our senses are flurried
by ...
Page 205
Ne joy of ought that under heaven doth hove , Can comfort me , but her own
joyous sight : Whose sweet aspect both God and man can move , Įn her
unspotted pleasance to delight . Dark is my day while her fair light I miss , And
dead my life ...
Ne joy of ought that under heaven doth hove , Can comfort me , but her own
joyous sight : Whose sweet aspect both God and man can move , Įn her
unspotted pleasance to delight . Dark is my day while her fair light I miss , And
dead my life ...
Page 278
And as all those which hear this bird complain Conceive in all her tunes a sweet
delight , Without remorse , or pitying her pain ; So she , for whom I wail both day
and night , Doth sport herself in hearing my complaint , A just reward for serving ...
And as all those which hear this bird complain Conceive in all her tunes a sweet
delight , Without remorse , or pitying her pain ; So she , for whom I wail both day
and night , Doth sport herself in hearing my complaint , A just reward for serving ...
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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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