Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language;Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row., 1811 - English poetry |
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... Beauty's thrall , That binds Desire : All these I offer to Disdain , By whom I live from Fancy free ; With vow that if I love again My life the sacrifice shall be . Strephon's Palinode . SWEET , I do not pardon crave 16 FRANCIS DAVIDSON .
... Beauty's thrall , That binds Desire : All these I offer to Disdain , By whom I live from Fancy free ; With vow that if I love again My life the sacrifice shall be . Strephon's Palinode . SWEET , I do not pardon crave 16 FRANCIS DAVIDSON .
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... beauty have such grace , That all is work , and no where space . It is a sweet delicious morn , Where day is breeding ... beauty's freshest youth : It is the feigned Elysium's truth , The spring that winter'd hearts renew'th ; - And this ...
... beauty have such grace , That all is work , and no where space . It is a sweet delicious morn , Where day is breeding ... beauty's freshest youth : It is the feigned Elysium's truth , The spring that winter'd hearts renew'th ; - And this ...
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... beauty's lances Wound the heart with wanton glances ; Nor those sought delights , that lie In Love's hidden treasury , — That can liking gain , where she Will the best - beloved be . For , should those , who think they may Draw my love ...
... beauty's lances Wound the heart with wanton glances ; Nor those sought delights , that lie In Love's hidden treasury , — That can liking gain , where she Will the best - beloved be . For , should those , who think they may Draw my love ...
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... beauty's ray To some more - soon - enamour'd TM swain : Those forced wiles Of sighs and smiles Are all bestow'd on me in vain . 1 66 you Syrens . " 26 And . " 3.66 your . " " shall . " 5 " could . " 6 " Your . " 76 : Neither shall a ...
... beauty's ray To some more - soon - enamour'd TM swain : Those forced wiles Of sighs and smiles Are all bestow'd on me in vain . 1 66 you Syrens . " 26 And . " 3.66 your . " " shall . " 5 " could . " 6 " Your . " 76 : Neither shall a ...
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... beauty's flames ? Was't I , could dive , and sound each passion's secret depth at will , And from those huge o'erwhelmings rise by help of reason still ? And am I now , O heavens ! for trying this in vain , So sunk , that I shall never ...
... beauty's flames ? Was't I , could dive , and sound each passion's secret depth at will , And from those huge o'erwhelmings rise by help of reason still ? And am I now , O heavens ! for trying this in vain , So sunk , that I shall never ...
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