Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language, with a Biography of Each Poet, &c, Volume 3H. Washbourne, 1845 |
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Page 25
... wind to please her mind , Notes from the lark I'll borrow ; Bird prune thy wing , nightingale sing , To give my love good - morrow ! To give my love good - morrow , Notes from them both I'll borrow . Wake from thy nest , robin - red ...
... wind to please her mind , Notes from the lark I'll borrow ; Bird prune thy wing , nightingale sing , To give my love good - morrow ! To give my love good - morrow , Notes from them both I'll borrow . Wake from thy nest , robin - red ...
Page 26
... their fleeces gold , Our music from the birds we borrow , They bidding us , we them , good - morrow , Our habits are but coarse and plain , Yet they defend from wind and rain ; As warm too , in an equal eye , As 26 REIGN OF JAMES I.
... their fleeces gold , Our music from the birds we borrow , They bidding us , we them , good - morrow , Our habits are but coarse and plain , Yet they defend from wind and rain ; As warm too , in an equal eye , As 26 REIGN OF JAMES I.
Page 35
... Of the wish'd bridegroom of the earth . The well - accorded birds did sing Their hymns unto the pleasant time , And in a sweet consorted chime Did welcome in the cheerful spring . To which , soft whistles of the wind , And D 2 35.
... Of the wish'd bridegroom of the earth . The well - accorded birds did sing Their hymns unto the pleasant time , And in a sweet consorted chime Did welcome in the cheerful spring . To which , soft whistles of the wind , And D 2 35.
Page 36
... wind , And warbling murmurs of a brook , And varied notes of leaves that shook , And harmony of parts did bind . * When , with a love none can express , That mutually happy pair , Melander and Celinda fair , The season with their loves ...
... wind , And warbling murmurs of a brook , And varied notes of leaves that shook , And harmony of parts did bind . * When , with a love none can express , That mutually happy pair , Melander and Celinda fair , The season with their loves ...
Page 44
... winds On craggy rocks their whistling voices tear : Or when the sea , if stopt his course he finds , With broken murmurs thinks weak shores to fear , Scorning such sandy cords his proud head binds : More than where rivers in the summer ...
... winds On craggy rocks their whistling voices tear : Or when the sea , if stopt his course he finds , With broken murmurs thinks weak shores to fear , Scorning such sandy cords his proud head binds : More than where rivers in the summer ...
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