Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 40
... Thou the flame Kindled in his breast canst tame With that snow which unmelted lies on thine . He seldom indeed fetches an amorous sentiment from the depths of science ; his thoughts are for the most part easily understood , and his ...
... Thou the flame Kindled in his breast canst tame With that snow which unmelted lies on thine . He seldom indeed fetches an amorous sentiment from the depths of science ; his thoughts are for the most part easily understood , and his ...
Page 54
... thou diddest hold in prise , Such store thereof , such plentie haue I seen , As to a greedie minde might well suffice : With that downe trickled many a siluer teare , Two christall streames fell from her watrie eies ; Part of her sad ...
... thou diddest hold in prise , Such store thereof , such plentie haue I seen , As to a greedie minde might well suffice : With that downe trickled many a siluer teare , Two christall streames fell from her watrie eies ; Part of her sad ...
Page 95
... Thou hast said a great deal upon Paradise Lost ; what hast thou to say upon Paradise Found ? " Next year , when the danger of infection had ceased , he returned to Bunhill Fields , and designed the publication of his poem . A licence ...
... Thou hast said a great deal upon Paradise Lost ; what hast thou to say upon Paradise Found ? " Next year , when the danger of infection had ceased , he returned to Bunhill Fields , and designed the publication of his poem . A licence ...
Page 153
... equator Heaven does bind When Heaven shall be adorned by thee , ( Which then more Heaven than ' tis will be ) ' Tis thou must write the poesy there , For it wanteth one as yet , Then the sun pass through't twice a year , The COWLEY . 153.
... equator Heaven does bind When Heaven shall be adorned by thee , ( Which then more Heaven than ' tis will be ) ' Tis thou must write the poesy there , For it wanteth one as yet , Then the sun pass through't twice a year , The COWLEY . 153.
Page 154
... thou not found each woman's breast ( The land where thou hast travelled ) Either by savages possest , Or wild , and uninhabited ? What joy could'st take , or what repose , In countries so uncivilis'd as those ? Lust , the scorching dog ...
... thou not found each woman's breast ( The land where thou hast travelled ) Either by savages possest , Or wild , and uninhabited ? What joy could'st take , or what repose , In countries so uncivilis'd as those ? Lust , the scorching dog ...
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