Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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... rest , he pored over his Old Song - book , -and we may come to estimate aright the value of compilations of this kind . Such books very generally fall into the hands of the young , with whom poetry is a passion , but whose tastes are ...
... rest , he pored over his Old Song - book , -and we may come to estimate aright the value of compilations of this kind . Such books very generally fall into the hands of the young , with whom poetry is a passion , but whose tastes are ...
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... rests on little better authority than that he assisted in gaining the vic- tory at the fight of Flodden - field , which was stricken be- fore he was born . The romantic traditionary history of Surrey , which was handed down even to our ...
... rests on little better authority than that he assisted in gaining the vic- tory at the fight of Flodden - field , which was stricken be- fore he was born . The romantic traditionary history of Surrey , which was handed down even to our ...
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... rest : The secret thoughts imparted with such trust , The wanton talk , the divers change of play , The friendship sworn , each promise kept so just , Wherewith we past the winter night away- O place of bliss , renewer of my woes ! Give ...
... rest : The secret thoughts imparted with such trust , The wanton talk , the divers change of play , The friendship sworn , each promise kept so just , Wherewith we past the winter night away- O place of bliss , renewer of my woes ! Give ...
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... rest , With king's child , where she tasteth costly food . Honsdon did first present her to mine ey❜n ; Bright is her hue , and Geraldine she hight ; Hampton me taught to wish her first for mine , And Windsor , alas , doth chase me ...
... rest , With king's child , where she tasteth costly food . Honsdon did first present her to mine ey❜n ; Bright is her hue , and Geraldine she hight ; Hampton me taught to wish her first for mine , And Windsor , alas , doth chase me ...
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... rest shall first his edge employ , To pull their tops that seek such change , and gape for joy . THOMAS SACKVILLE , EARL OF DORSET . BORN ABOUT 1527 - DIED 1604 . THIS statesman and poet was the son of Sir Richard Sack- ville of Withyam ...
... rest shall first his edge employ , To pull their tops that seek such change , and gape for joy . THOMAS SACKVILLE , EARL OF DORSET . BORN ABOUT 1527 - DIED 1604 . THIS statesman and poet was the son of Sir Richard Sack- ville of Withyam ...
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