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Page 60
Where pinching Pain himself hath placed , There peace with pleasures were
possess ' d : And walls of wealth are fall ' n to waste , And poverty in them is prest
; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head white hairs to be ? Where
...
Where pinching Pain himself hath placed , There peace with pleasures were
possess ' d : And walls of wealth are fall ' n to waste , And poverty in them is prest
; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head white hairs to be ? Where
...
Page 114
... strife : Then kissed she her little babe , and sware by God above , The falling
out of faithful friends renewing is of love . ... stand aloof at cap and knee , some
humble , and some stout , Yet are they never friends indeed until they once fall
out .
... strife : Then kissed she her little babe , and sware by God above , The falling
out of faithful friends renewing is of love . ... stand aloof at cap and knee , some
humble , and some stout , Yet are they never friends indeed until they once fall
out .
Page 121
... but prison ' s thrall , Not costly seat , but lowest fall ; Not weal I mean , but
wretched woe , Doth truly try the friend from foe : And nought but froward fortune
proves , Who fawning feigns , or simply loves . » Mr . Stevens supposed the real
name ...
... but prison ' s thrall , Not costly seat , but lowest fall ; Not weal I mean , but
wretched woe , Doth truly try the friend from foe : And nought but froward fortune
proves , Who fawning feigns , or simply loves . » Mr . Stevens supposed the real
name ...
Page 168
Not always fall of leaf , nor ever spring , Not endless night , nor yet eternal day :
The saddest birds a season find to sing , The roughest storm a calm may soon
allay . Thus , with succeeding turns , God tempereth all , That man may hope to
rise ...
Not always fall of leaf , nor ever spring , Not endless night , nor yet eternal day :
The saddest birds a season find to sing , The roughest storm a calm may soon
allay . Thus , with succeeding turns , God tempereth all , That man may hope to
rise ...
Page 356
Look not too high , Lest that a chip fall in thine eye ; But , high or low , Ye may be
sure she is a shrew . But sirs , I use to tell no tales ; Each fish that swims doth not
bear scales . In every hedge I find not thorns ; Nor every beast doth carry horns ...
Look not too high , Lest that a chip fall in thine eye ; But , high or low , Ye may be
sure she is a shrew . But sirs , I use to tell no tales ; Each fish that swims doth not
bear scales . In every hedge I find not thorns ; Nor every beast doth carry horns ...
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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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