Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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... thee , And so through thee more powerful pass , As beams do through a burning - glass ; If all things that in Nature are Either soft , or sweet , or fair , Be not in thee so ' epitomis'd , That nought material's not compris'd ; May I as ...
... thee , And so through thee more powerful pass , As beams do through a burning - glass ; If all things that in Nature are Either soft , or sweet , or fair , Be not in thee so ' epitomis'd , That nought material's not compris'd ; May I as ...
Page 114
... thee , her earnest - money , we retain , We certain are to gain , Whether she her bargain break , or else fulfil ; Thou only good , not worse for ending ill ! Brother of Faith ! ' twixt whom and thee The joys of Heaven and Earth divided ...
... thee , her earnest - money , we retain , We certain are to gain , Whether she her bargain break , or else fulfil ; Thou only good , not worse for ending ill ! Brother of Faith ! ' twixt whom and thee The joys of Heaven and Earth divided ...
Page 115
... thee . But I'll embrace thee gentlier far than so ; As their fresh banks soft rivers do : Nor shall the proudest planet boast a power Of making my full love to ebb one hour ; It never dry or low can prove , Whilst thy unwasted fountain ...
... thee . But I'll embrace thee gentlier far than so ; As their fresh banks soft rivers do : Nor shall the proudest planet boast a power Of making my full love to ebb one hour ; It never dry or low can prove , Whilst thy unwasted fountain ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY Anacreon beauteous beauty blest blood bold breast bright burning-glass Chromius Constantia Cowley David death delight divine doth e'er Earth envy errour ev'n eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame friends gentle give gods gold Gondibert grief grow hand happy haste hath heart Heaven honour Jabesh KATHARINE PHILIPS kind king labour less light live lov'd Love's lovers lyre methinks mighty mind Moab Muse Nature ne'er never night noble nought numbers o'er Orinda Ovid Philetus Pindar pleasure poem poets praise pride prince proud rage rich sacred Saul Saul's shine sight smiling bank soul spirit stamp'd sure tears thee thine things thou dost thought tree twas Twill tyrant verse Virg Virgil virtue Whilst whole WILLIAM DAVENANT wise wonder wound wretched