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ROBERT GREEN , Was born , perhaps , about 1550 , and died in 1592 . He is
said to have been equally famous for his wit and profligacy ; and his life forms a
melancholy epocha in the history of our literature , if it be true , as the well -
informed ...
ROBERT GREEN , Was born , perhaps , about 1550 , and died in 1592 . He is
said to have been equally famous for his wit and profligacy ; and his life forms a
melancholy epocha in the history of our literature , if it be true , as the well -
informed ...
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The struggling flood between the marble groans ; Then , roaring , beats upon the
craggy sides ; A little off , amidst the pebble stones , With bubbling streams a
purling noise it glides . The pines , thick set , high grown , and ever green , Still ...
The struggling flood between the marble groans ; Then , roaring , beats upon the
craggy sides ; A little off , amidst the pebble stones , With bubbling streams a
purling noise it glides . The pines , thick set , high grown , and ever green , Still ...
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The bushes and the trees , That were so fresh and green , Do all their dainty
colours leese , And not a leaf is seen . The black - bird and the thrush , That made
the woods to ring , With all the rest , are now at hush , And not a note they sing .
The bushes and the trees , That were so fresh and green , Do all their dainty
colours leese , And not a leaf is seen . The black - bird and the thrush , That made
the woods to ring , With all the rest , are now at hush , And not a note they sing .
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Their leaves , that differ ' d both in shape and show , Though all were green , yet
difference such in green , Like to the checker ' d bent of Iris ' bow , 12 . 10 . 17
Priding the running main , as it had been JOSHUA SYLVESTER . The works of
this ...
Their leaves , that differ ' d both in shape and show , Though all were green , yet
difference such in green , Like to the checker ' d bent of Iris ' bow , 12 . 10 . 17
Priding the running main , as it had been JOSHUA SYLVESTER . The works of
this ...
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The sceptre , learning , physic , must All follow this , and come to dust , Fear no
more the lightning flash , Nor th ' all - dreaded thunder stone ; Fear no slander ,
censure rash , Thou hast finish ' d joy and moan . SONG . Under the green - wood
...
The sceptre , learning , physic , must All follow this , and come to dust , Fear no
more the lightning flash , Nor th ' all - dreaded thunder stone ; Fear no slander ,
censure rash , Thou hast finish ' d joy and moan . SONG . Under the green - wood
...
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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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