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 21801 |
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... doth the sun the candle light , Or brightest day the darkest night . And thereto hath a troth as just , As had Penelope the fair ; For what she saith , ye may it trust , As it by writing sealed were : And virtues hath she many moe Than ...
... doth the sun the candle light , Or brightest day the darkest night . And thereto hath a troth as just , As had Penelope the fair ; For what she saith , ye may it trust , As it by writing sealed were : And virtues hath she many moe Than ...
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... doth bathe in bliss , That hath a quiet mind . And clear from worldly cares To deem can be content The sweetest time in all his life In thinking to be spent . The body subject is To fickle . Fortune's pow'r , And to a million of mishaps ...
... doth bathe in bliss , That hath a quiet mind . And clear from worldly cares To deem can be content The sweetest time in all his life In thinking to be spent . The body subject is To fickle . Fortune's pow'r , And to a million of mishaps ...
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English poets George Ellis. And death in time doth change It to a clod of clay ; Whereas the mind , which is divine , Runs never to decay . Companion none is like Unto the mind alone : For many have been harm'd by speech , Through ...
English poets George Ellis. And death in time doth change It to a clod of clay ; Whereas the mind , which is divine , Runs never to decay . Companion none is like Unto the mind alone : For many have been harm'd by speech , Through ...
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... peace with pleasures were possess'd : And walls of wealth are fall'n to waste , And poverty in them is prest ; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head white hairs to be ? Where wretched Woe doth weave her web , Where Care [ 60 ]
... peace with pleasures were possess'd : And walls of wealth are fall'n to waste , And poverty in them is prest ; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head white hairs to be ? Where wretched Woe doth weave her web , Where Care [ 60 ]
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English poets George Ellis. Where wretched Woe doth weave her web , Where Care the clue can catch and cast ; And floods of joy are fall'n to ebb , So low , that life may not long last ; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head ...
English poets George Ellis. Where wretched Woe doth weave her web , Where Care the clue can catch and cast ; And floods of joy are fall'n to ebb , So low , that life may not long last ; What wonder then though you do see Upon my head ...
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