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 96
... comes as gaes ; 2 Go chuse another , and forget her . God give him dolour and disease , That breaks his heart , and nought the better . OF WOMANKIND . [ Abridged from 13 stanzas . ] I MUSE and marvell in my mind , What way to write or ...
... comes as gaes ; 2 Go chuse another , and forget her . God give him dolour and disease , That breaks his heart , and nought the better . OF WOMANKIND . [ Abridged from 13 stanzas . ] I MUSE and marvell in my mind , What way to write or ...
Page 116
... come , Of sundry good things in her house to have some . Good aqua composita , and vinegar tart , Rose - water , and treacle , to comfort thine heart . Cold herbs in her garden , for fevers that burn , That over - strong heat to good ...
... come , Of sundry good things in her house to have some . Good aqua composita , and vinegar tart , Rose - water , and treacle , to comfort thine heart . Cold herbs in her garden , for fevers that burn , That over - strong heat to good ...
Page 120
... come nigh . VI . Down there comes a fallow doe , As great with young as she might go : VII . She lift up his bloody head , And kist his wounds that were so red : VIII . She got him upon her back And carried him to earthen lake : IX ...
... come nigh . VI . Down there comes a fallow doe , As great with young as she might go : VII . She lift up his bloody head , And kist his wounds that were so red : VIII . She got him upon her back And carried him to earthen lake : IX ...
Page 143
... won the haven with my head . With lullaby then youth be still , With lullaby content thy will ; Since courage quails , and comes behind , Go sleep , and so beguile thy mind . Next , lullaby my gazing eyes , Which wonted were [ 143 ]
... won the haven with my head . With lullaby then youth be still , With lullaby content thy will ; Since courage quails , and comes behind , Go sleep , and so beguile thy mind . Next , lullaby my gazing eyes , Which wonted were [ 143 ]
Page 154
... , And golden virtue friend to vice ; When fortune hath no change in store , Then will I false , and not before . " Till all these monsters come to pass , I am Timetus , as I was . • Mates . My love , as long as life shall last , [ 154 ]
... , And golden virtue friend to vice ; When fortune hath no change in store , Then will I false , and not before . " Till all these monsters come to pass , I am Timetus , as I was . • Mates . My love , as long as life shall last , [ 154 ]
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