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Page 170
A place for mated minds , an only bower , Where every thing doth sooth a
dumpish mood : Earth is forlorn : the cloudy sky doth lower : The wind here
weeps , here sighs , here cries aloud . The struggling flood between the marble
groans ; Then ...
A place for mated minds , an only bower , Where every thing doth sooth a
dumpish mood : Earth is forlorn : the cloudy sky doth lower : The wind here
weeps , here sighs , here cries aloud . The struggling flood between the marble
groans ; Then ...
Page 206
... And art , with her contending , doth aspire To excell the natural with made
delights : And all that fair or pleasant may be found In riotous excess doth there
abound , There he arriving , round about doth fly , From bed to bed , from one to
other ...
... And art , with her contending , doth aspire To excell the natural with made
delights : And all that fair or pleasant may be found In riotous excess doth there
abound , There he arriving , round about doth fly , From bed to bed , from one to
other ...
Page 218
Doth she chide thee ? ' tis to shew it That thy coldness makes her do it . Is she
silent , is she mute ? Silence fully grants thy suit . Doth she pout and leave the
room ? Then she goes to bid thee come . Is she sick ? why then be sure , She
invites ...
Doth she chide thee ? ' tis to shew it That thy coldness makes her do it . Is she
silent , is she mute ? Silence fully grants thy suit . Doth she pout and leave the
room ? Then she goes to bid thee come . Is she sick ? why then be sure , She
invites ...
Page 337
E Fuscus is free , and hath the world at will ; Yet , in the course of life that he doth
lead , He ' s like a horse , which , turning round a miil , Doth always in the self -
same circle tread . First , he doth rise at ten ; and at eleven He goes to Gyl ' s ...
E Fuscus is free , and hath the world at will ; Yet , in the course of life that he doth
lead , He ' s like a horse , which , turning round a miil , Doth always in the self -
same circle tread . First , he doth rise at ten ; and at eleven He goes to Gyl ' s ...
Page 339
What sudden chance or change is this , That doth bereave my quiet rest ? What
surly cloud eclips ' d my bliss ? What sprite doth rage within my breast ? Such
fainty qualms I never found , Till first I saw this western ground . My listless limbs
do ...
What sudden chance or change is this , That doth bereave my quiet rest ? What
surly cloud eclips ' d my bliss ? What sprite doth rage within my breast ? Such
fainty qualms I never found , Till first I saw this western ground . My listless limbs
do ...
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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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