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Page 163
For by the mouth the soul fleeteth , And soul with soul in kissing meeteth . ... That
such happy bliss doth bring , Happy is love ' s sugar ' d thrall ; But unhappy
maidens all , Who esteem your virgin ' s blisses Sweeter than a wife ' s sweet
kisses .
For by the mouth the soul fleeteth , And soul with soul in kissing meeteth . ... That
such happy bliss doth bring , Happy is love ' s sugar ' d thrall ; But unhappy
maidens all , Who esteem your virgin ' s blisses Sweeter than a wife ' s sweet
kisses .
Page 246
Dancers must kiss : the law allows the same . And , when friends meet , some
merry sign mast pass ; Of welcoming unto each other ' s sight : And for a kiss that '
s not so much , alas ! Dancers , besides , may claim a kiss of right , After the
dance ...
Dancers must kiss : the law allows the same . And , when friends meet , some
merry sign mast pass ; Of welcoming unto each other ' s sight : And for a kiss that '
s not so much , alas ! Dancers , besides , may claim a kiss of right , After the
dance ...
Page 250
Corydon would kiss her then ; She says , maids must kiss no men , Till they do for
good and all ; When she made the shepherd call All the heavens to witness truth
Never lov ' d a truer youth ; Then with many a pretty oath , Yea and nay , and ...
Corydon would kiss her then ; She says , maids must kiss no men , Till they do for
good and all ; When she made the shepherd call All the heavens to witness truth
Never lov ' d a truer youth ; Then with many a pretty oath , Yea and nay , and ...
Page 305
Since there ' s no help , come let us kiss and part , Nay , I have done , you get no
more of me ; And I am glad , yea , glad with all my heart , That thus so clearly I
myself can free ; Shake hands for ever , cancel all our vows , And when we meet
at ...
Since there ' s no help , come let us kiss and part , Nay , I have done , you get no
more of me ; And I am glad , yea , glad with all my heart , That thus so clearly I
myself can free ; Shake hands for ever , cancel all our vows , And when we meet
at ...
Page 350
She that will but now discover Where the winged wag doth hover , Shall to - night
receive a kiss , How and where herself would wish : But who brings him to his
mother , Shall have that kiss , and another . Marks he hath about him plenty , You
...
She that will but now discover Where the winged wag doth hover , Shall to - night
receive a kiss , How and where herself would wish : But who brings him to his
mother , Shall have that kiss , and another . Marks he hath about him plenty , You
...
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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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