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Page 58
Madam , quoth I , sith that this day Hatḥ served you at all assays , ' I yield to you ,
without delay , Here of the fortress all the keys . And , sith that I have been the
mark At whom you shot at with your eye , Needs must you with your handy - wark
...
Madam , quoth I , sith that this day Hatḥ served you at all assays , ' I yield to you ,
without delay , Here of the fortress all the keys . And , sith that I have been the
mark At whom you shot at with your eye , Needs must you with your handy - wark
...
Page 164
Her tresses gold , her eyes like glassy streams , Her teeth are pearl , breasts are
ivory Of fair Samela ; Her cheeks like rose and lily yield forth gleams , Her brows '
bright arches fram ' d of ebony ; Thus fair Samela Passeth fair Venus in her ...
Her tresses gold , her eyes like glassy streams , Her teeth are pearl , breasts are
ivory Of fair Samela ; Her cheeks like rose and lily yield forth gleams , Her brows '
bright arches fram ' d of ebony ; Thus fair Samela Passeth fair Venus in her ...
Page 257
Long while , alas , she would not yield , But it was she that rul ' d the roast ; Until ,
by proof , she did confess , If he were gone , her joy was lost . And then she cried
“ Oh , dainty love , “ I now do find it is for thee , “ That I am lov ' d and honour ' d ...
Long while , alas , she would not yield , But it was she that rul ' d the roast ; Until ,
by proof , she did confess , If he were gone , her joy was lost . And then she cried
“ Oh , dainty love , “ I now do find it is for thee , “ That I am lov ' d and honour ' d ...
Page 279
No yoke prevails , she will not yield to might ; No lure will cause her stoop , she
bears full gorge , No wedge of woes makes print , she recks no right , No shower
of tears can move , she thinks I forge , Help therefore , heavenly boy ! come
pierce ...
No yoke prevails , she will not yield to might ; No lure will cause her stoop , she
bears full gorge , No wedge of woes makes print , she recks no right , No shower
of tears can move , she thinks I forge , Help therefore , heavenly boy ! come
pierce ...
Page 288
Then beauty ( now the burden of my song ) Whose glorious blaze the world doth
so admire , Must yield up all to tyrant time ' s desire ; Then fade those flowers that
deck ' d her pride so long . When if she grieve to gaze her in her glass , .
Then beauty ( now the burden of my song ) Whose glorious blaze the world doth
so admire , Must yield up all to tyrant time ' s desire ; Then fade those flowers that
deck ' d her pride so long . When if she grieve to gaze her in her glass , .
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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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