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Where Thought hath thrill ' d and thrown his spears , To hurt the heart that harm '
d him not ; And groaning Grief hath ground forth tears , Mine eyne to stain , my
face to spot ; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head white hairs to
...
Where Thought hath thrill ' d and thrown his spears , To hurt the heart that harm '
d him not ; And groaning Grief hath ground forth tears , Mine eyne to stain , my
face to spot ; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head white hairs to
...
Page 149
... Her lips of precious rubies mould ; Her neck of alabaster white Surmounting far
each other wight ; Why didst thou not , that time , devise , Why didst thou not
foresee before , The mischief that thereof doth rise , And grief on grief doth heap
with ...
... Her lips of precious rubies mould ; Her neck of alabaster white Surmounting far
each other wight ; Why didst thou not , that time , devise , Why didst thou not
foresee before , The mischief that thereof doth rise , And grief on grief doth heap
with ...
Page 172
When echo doth repeat thy painful cries , Think that the very stones thy sins
bewray ; And now accuse thee with their sad replies As heaven and earth shall in
the latter day . ne Let former faults be fuel of the fire , For Grief in limbeck of thy
soul ...
When echo doth repeat thy painful cries , Think that the very stones thy sins
bewray ; And now accuse thee with their sad replies As heaven and earth shall in
the latter day . ne Let former faults be fuel of the fire , For Grief in limbeck of thy
soul ...
Page 193
Where glory recommends the grief , Despair disdains the healing . Silence in
love betrays more woe Than words , though ne ' er so witty ; A beggar that is
dumb , you know , May challenge double pity . Then wrong not , dearest to my
heart , My ...
Where glory recommends the grief , Despair disdains the healing . Silence in
love betrays more woe Than words , though ne ' er so witty ; A beggar that is
dumb , you know , May challenge double pity . Then wrong not , dearest to my
heart , My ...
Page 331
HEART - TEARING cares , and quivering fears , Anxious sighs , untimely tears ,
Fly , fly to courts , Fly to fond worldlings ' sports , Where strain ' d Sardonic smiles
are glosing still , And grief is forc ' d to laugh against her will ; Where mirth ' s but ...
HEART - TEARING cares , and quivering fears , Anxious sighs , untimely tears ,
Fly , fly to courts , Fly to fond worldlings ' sports , Where strain ' d Sardonic smiles
are glosing still , And grief is forc ' d to laugh against her will ; Where mirth ' s but ...
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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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