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... Thou tyrant , which leav'st no man free ! Thou subtle thief , from whom nought safe can be ! Thou murtherer , which hast kill'd , and devil , which would'st damn me ! Thus he addresses his mistress : COWLEY , Beauty . So truly art the ...
... Thou tyrant , which leav'st no man free ! Thou subtle thief , from whom nought safe can be ! Thou murtherer , which hast kill'd , and devil , which would'st damn me ! Thus he addresses his mistress : COWLEY , Beauty . So truly art the ...
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... Thou seest me here at midnight , now all rest : Time's dead low - water ; when all minds divest To - morrow's business , when the labourers have Such rest in bed , that their last church - yard grave , Subject to change , will scarce be ...
... Thou seest me here at midnight , now all rest : Time's dead low - water ; when all minds divest To - morrow's business , when the labourers have Such rest in bed , that their last church - yard grave , Subject to change , will scarce be ...
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... thou'lt all the boundless ocean sway , And sea - men only to thyself shall pray , Thule , the farthest island , kneel to thee , And , that thou may'st her son by marriage be , Tethys will for the happy purchase yield To make a dowry of ...
... thou'lt all the boundless ocean sway , And sea - men only to thyself shall pray , Thule , the farthest island , kneel to thee , And , that thou may'st her son by marriage be , Tethys will for the happy purchase yield To make a dowry of ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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