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... beauty which he never faw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ; fuppofes himself sometimes invited , and fometimes forfaken ; fatigues his fancy , and ranfacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , hope ...
... beauty which he never faw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ; fuppofes himself sometimes invited , and fometimes forfaken ; fatigues his fancy , and ranfacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , hope ...
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... beauty , and fometimes in gems lafting as her virtues . At Paris , as secretary to lord Jermyn , he was engaged in tranfacting things of real importance with real men and real women , and at that time did not much employ his thoughts ...
... beauty , and fometimes in gems lafting as her virtues . At Paris , as secretary to lord Jermyn , he was engaged in tranfacting things of real importance with real men and real women , and at that time did not much employ his thoughts ...
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... beauty are this balm in you . But you , of learning and religion , And virtue and fuch ingredients , have made A mithridate , whofe operation Keeps off , or cures what can be done or faid . Though the following lines of Donne , on the ...
... beauty are this balm in you . But you , of learning and religion , And virtue and fuch ingredients , have made A mithridate , whofe operation Keeps off , or cures what can be done or faid . Though the following lines of Donne , on the ...
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... beauty : --Thou tyrant , which leav'ft no man free ! Thou fubtle thief , from whom nought safe can be ! Thou murtherer , which haft kill'd , and devil , which would'ft damn me ! Thus Thus he addreffes his Mistress : Thou who , in C. O W ...
... beauty : --Thou tyrant , which leav'ft no man free ! Thou fubtle thief , from whom nought safe can be ! Thou murtherer , which haft kill'd , and devil , which would'ft damn me ! Thus Thus he addreffes his Mistress : Thou who , in C. O W ...
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... beauty wears as might Defires in dying confeft faints excite . Thou with ftrange adultery Doft in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake , all men do luft for thee , And fome enjoy thee when they sleep . The true taste of Tears : Hither ...
... beauty wears as might Defires in dying confeft faints excite . Thou with ftrange adultery Doft in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake , all men do luft for thee , And fome enjoy thee when they sleep . The true taste of Tears : Hither ...
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