Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 |
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Page 82
... light Right on her breast , and , therewithal , pale Death EL thirling it , to rieve her of her breath : And , by and by , a dumb dead corpse we saw , Heavy , and cold , the shape of Death aright , That daunts all earthly creatures to ...
... light Right on her breast , and , therewithal , pale Death EL thirling it , to rieve her of her breath : And , by and by , a dumb dead corpse we saw , Heavy , and cold , the shape of Death aright , That daunts all earthly creatures to ...
Page 83
... light ; A rosy garland , and a weary head . And if these things , as being thine by right , Move not thy heavy grace , thou shalt in me Livelier than elsewhere Stella's image see . Having this day my horse , my hand , my lance Guided so ...
... light ; A rosy garland , and a weary head . And if these things , as being thine by right , Move not thy heavy grace , thou shalt in me Livelier than elsewhere Stella's image see . Having this day my horse , my hand , my lance Guided so ...
Page 89
... lights , in those fine images and personifications . They may be sometimes fan- tastic , but they are always brilliant ... light did hide , Nor pierceable with power of any star : And all within were paths and alleys wide , With footing ...
... lights , in those fine images and personifications . They may be sometimes fan- tastic , but they are always brilliant ... light did hide , Nor pierceable with power of any star : And all within were paths and alleys wide , With footing ...
Page 94
... light , And robbing me of the sweet sun's sight ? So beat his old boughs my tender side , That oft the blood springeth from wounds wide , Untimely my flowers forced to fall , That been the honour of your coronal ; And oft he lets his ...
... light , And robbing me of the sweet sun's sight ? So beat his old boughs my tender side , That oft the blood springeth from wounds wide , Untimely my flowers forced to fall , That been the honour of your coronal ; And oft he lets his ...
Page 109
... light on aught That with her heavenly nature doth agree ; She cannot rest , she cannot fix her thought , She cannot ... lights on that , and this , and tasteth all , But , pleased with none , doth rise and soar away . So , when the soul ...
... light on aught That with her heavenly nature doth agree ; She cannot rest , she cannot fix her thought , She cannot ... lights on that , and this , and tasteth all , But , pleased with none , doth rise and soar away . So , when the soul ...
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