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, Volumen3 |
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When to myself I act , and smile , With pleasing thoughts the time beguile ; By a
brook - side , or wood so green , Unheard , unsought - for , or unseen , A
thousand pleasures do me bless , And crown my soul with happiness . All my
joys ...
When to myself I act , and smile , With pleasing thoughts the time beguile ; By a
brook - side , or wood so green , Unheard , unsought - for , or unseen , A
thousand pleasures do me bless , And crown my soul with happiness . All my
joys ...
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And as her lute doth live or die Led by her passions , so must I : For when of
pleasure she doth sing , My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she do of
sorrow speak , Ev ' n from my heart the strings do break , OF HIS MISTRESS ' S
FACE .
And as her lute doth live or die Led by her passions , so must I : For when of
pleasure she doth sing , My thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she do of
sorrow speak , Ev ' n from my heart the strings do break , OF HIS MISTRESS ' S
FACE .
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When , with a love none can express , That mutually happy pair , Melander and
Celinda fair The season with their loves did bless . Walking thus tow ' rds a
pleasant grove , Which did , it seem ' d , in new delight The pleasures of the time
unite ...
When , with a love none can express , That mutually happy pair , Melander and
Celinda fair The season with their loves did bless . Walking thus tow ' rds a
pleasant grove , Which did , it seem ' d , in new delight The pleasures of the time
unite ...
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These eyes again thine eyes shall see , “ And hands again these hands enfold ; “
And all chaste pleasures can be told “ Shall with us everlasting be . « For if no
use of sense remain “ When bodies once this life forsake , “ Or they could no ...
These eyes again thine eyes shall see , “ And hands again these hands enfold ; “
And all chaste pleasures can be told “ Shall with us everlasting be . « For if no
use of sense remain “ When bodies once this life forsake , “ Or they could no ...
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Tis not those soft snowy breasts , Where love , rock ' d in pleasure , rests ; Nor the
nectar that we sip From a honey - dropping lip ; Nor those eyes whence beauty ' s
lances Wound the heart with wanton glances ; Nor those sought delights , that ...
Tis not those soft snowy breasts , Where love , rock ' d in pleasure , rests ; Nor the
nectar that we sip From a honey - dropping lip ; Nor those eyes whence beauty ' s
lances Wound the heart with wanton glances ; Nor those sought delights , that ...
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