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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Page 68
... thoughts thy thoughts do wear , Thy truth , thy faith may nought avail For thy good - will . Why shouldst thou so Still graff where grace it will not grow ? Alas , poor heart , thus hast thou spent Thy flowering time , thy pleasant ...
... thoughts thy thoughts do wear , Thy truth , thy faith may nought avail For thy good - will . Why shouldst thou so Still graff where grace it will not grow ? Alas , poor heart , thus hast thou spent Thy flowering time , thy pleasant ...
Page 74
... thought was free , my heart was light , I marked not who lost , who saught , ' I plaid by day , I slept by night , I forced not who wept , who laught ; My thought from all such things was free , And I myself at liberty . I took no heed ...
... thought was free , my heart was light , I marked not who lost , who saught , ' I plaid by day , I slept by night , I forced not who wept , who laught ; My thought from all such things was free , And I myself at liberty . I took no heed ...
Page 78
... thought , And yet he lov'd her most .事 Therefore wax'd he both pale and lean , And dry as clot of clay ; His flesh it was consumed clean , His colour gone away . His beard it had not long been shave , His hair hung all unkempt ; 2 1 ...
... thought , And yet he lov'd her most .事 Therefore wax'd he both pale and lean , And dry as clot of clay ; His flesh it was consumed clean , His colour gone away . His beard it had not long been shave , His hair hung all unkempt ; 2 1 ...
Page 86
... thought to derive grandeur and sanctity from its subject . The most notable versifiers of this reign were , John Hall , who published " certaine chapters " out of the Proverbs of Solomon , and translated " into English metre ; " William ...
... thought to derive grandeur and sanctity from its subject . The most notable versifiers of this reign were , John Hall , who published " certaine chapters " out of the Proverbs of Solomon , and translated " into English metre ; " William ...
Page 107
... no means of ascertaining the date of such anonymous pieces as are extracted from that mis cellany , I have thought it best to follow Mr. Warton's authority . THOMAS NORTON . The time of his birth is not [ 107 ] Reign of Edward VI 83.
... no means of ascertaining the date of such anonymous pieces as are extracted from that mis cellany , I have thought it best to follow Mr. Warton's authority . THOMAS NORTON . The time of his birth is not [ 107 ] Reign of Edward VI 83.
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