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Page 180
Isaac Walton has informed us , that the reply to Marlowe ' s “ Passionate
Shepherd , ” was “ made by Sir Walter Raleigh , “ in his younger days ; " and , as
far as this poem is concemed , such testimony is certainly sufficient . But Mr .
Warton ...
Isaac Walton has informed us , that the reply to Marlowe ' s “ Passionate
Shepherd , ” was “ made by Sir Walter Raleigh , “ in his younger days ; " and , as
far as this poem is concemed , such testimony is certainly sufficient . But Mr .
Warton ...
Page 193
THE SHEPHERD ' S DESCRIPTION OF LOVE . “ SHEPHERD , what ' s love ? I
pray thee , tell ! " It is that fountain , and that well , Where pleasure and
repentance dwell ; It is , perhaps , that sauncing bell That tolls us all to heav ' n or
hell ; And ...
THE SHEPHERD ' S DESCRIPTION OF LOVE . “ SHEPHERD , what ' s love ? I
pray thee , tell ! " It is that fountain , and that well , Where pleasure and
repentance dwell ; It is , perhaps , that sauncing bell That tolls us all to heav ' n or
hell ; And ...
Page 194
When lusty bloods , in fresh array , Hear , ten months after , of the play ; And this
is love , as I hear say , “ Yet , what is love ? good shepherd , saine dhe It is a
sunshine mix ' d with rain ; It is a tooth - ach , or like pain ; It is a game where
none ...
When lusty bloods , in fresh array , Hear , ten months after , of the play ; And this
is love , as I hear say , “ Yet , what is love ? good shepherd , saine dhe It is a
sunshine mix ' d with rain ; It is a tooth - ach , or like pain ; It is a game where
none ...
Page 202
He was educated at Cambridge , which he quitted in 1576 , and , retiring into the
North , composed his “ Shepherd ' s Calendar , ” the dedication of which seems to
have procured him , his first introduction to Sir Philip Sydney . In 1579 he was ...
He was educated at Cambridge , which he quitted in 1576 , and , retiring into the
North , composed his “ Shepherd ' s Calendar , ” the dedication of which seems to
have procured him , his first introduction to Sir Philip Sydney . In 1579 he was ...
Page 249
It is Phillis , fair and bright , She that is the shepherd ' s joy , She that Venus did
despite , And did blind her little boy . Who would not this face admire ? Who
would not this saint adore ? Who would not this sight desire , Though he thought
to see ...
It is Phillis , fair and bright , She that is the shepherd ' s joy , She that Venus did
despite , And did blind her little boy . Who would not this face admire ? Who
would not this saint adore ? Who would not this sight desire , Though he thought
to see ...
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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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