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Thy gowns , thy shoes , thy beds of roses , Thy cup , thy kirtle , and thy posies ,
Soon break , soon wither , soon forgotten , In folly ripe , in reason rotten . Thy belt
of straw , and ivy buds , Thy coral clasps and amber studs ; All these in me no ...
Thy gowns , thy shoes , thy beds of roses , Thy cup , thy kirtle , and thy posies ,
Soon break , soon wither , soon forgotten , In folly ripe , in reason rotten . Thy belt
of straw , and ivy buds , Thy coral clasps and amber studs ; All these in me no ...
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But from her look A wound he took So deep , that for a further boon The nymph
he prays : Whereto she says : Forego me now , come to me soon . But in vain she
did conjure him To depart her presence so , Having a thousand tongues tallure ...
But from her look A wound he took So deep , that for a further boon The nymph
he prays : Whereto she says : Forego me now , come to me soon . But in vain she
did conjure him To depart her presence so , Having a thousand tongues tallure ...
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Tho ' ne ' er so fair Her speeches were , Forego me now , come to me soon . How
at last agreed these lovers ? She was fair , and he was young ; The tongue may
tell what th ' eye discovers , Joys unseen are never sung . Did she consent Or ...
Tho ' ne ' er so fair Her speeches were , Forego me now , come to me soon . How
at last agreed these lovers ? She was fair , and he was young ; The tongue may
tell what th ' eye discovers , Joys unseen are never sung . Did she consent Or ...
Page 194
It is a yea , it is a nay , A pretty kind of sporting fray ; It is a thing will soon away ;
Then , nymphs , take ' vantage while ye may , And this is love , as I hear say . “
Yet , what is love ? good shepherd , show ! " A thing that creeps , it cannot go , A ...
It is a yea , it is a nay , A pretty kind of sporting fray ; It is a thing will soon away ;
Then , nymphs , take ' vantage while ye may , And this is love , as I hear say . “
Yet , what is love ? good shepherd , show ! " A thing that creeps , it cannot go , A ...
Page 258
English poets George Ellis. But , as too soon , before the field , The trumpets
sound the overthrow , So all too soon I joy ' d too much , For I awaked , and
nothing so . THOMAS LODGE ; Born , probably , about 1556 , [ 258 ]
English poets George Ellis. But , as too soon , before the field , The trumpets
sound the overthrow , So all too soon I joy ' d too much , For I awaked , and
nothing so . THOMAS LODGE ; Born , probably , about 1556 , [ 258 ]
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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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