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That each thing is hurt of itself . Way fearest thou thy outward foe , When thou
thyself thy harm dost feed ? Of grief or hurt , of pain or woe , Within each thing is
sown the seed . So fine was never yet the cloth , No smith so hard his iron did
beat ...
That each thing is hurt of itself . Way fearest thou thy outward foe , When thou
thyself thy harm dost feed ? Of grief or hurt , of pain or woe , Within each thing is
sown the seed . So fine was never yet the cloth , No smith so hard his iron did
beat ...
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The time hath been , and that of late , My heart and I might leap at large , And was
not shut within the gate Of love ' s desire , nor took no charge Of any thing that did
pertain As touching love , in any pain . My thought was free , my heart was ...
The time hath been , and that of late , My heart and I might leap at large , And was
not shut within the gate Of love ' s desire , nor took no charge Of any thing that did
pertain As touching love , in any pain . My thought was free , my heart was ...
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To die , dame nature did man frame : Death is a thing most perfect sure : We
ought not nature ' s works to blame , She made no thing still to endure . That law
she made when we were born , That hence we should return again : To render
right ...
To die , dame nature did man frame : Death is a thing most perfect sure : We
ought not nature ' s works to blame , She made no thing still to endure . That law
she made when we were born , That hence we should return again : To render
right ...
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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 ...
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So true a fool is love , that in your will Tho ' you do any thing , he thinks no ill .
WHOLESOME COUNSEL . When as thine eye hath chose the dame , And stall ' d
the deer that thou should ' st strike , Let reason rule things worthy blame , As well
...
So true a fool is love , that in your will Tho ' you do any thing , he thinks no ill .
WHOLESOME COUNSEL . When as thine eye hath chose the dame , And stall ' d
the deer that thou should ' st strike , Let reason rule things worthy blame , As well
...
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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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