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... sequence was extended and Burleigh was included . Addressing him Spenser pleads there is serious value in ' these ydle rimes ' . This sequence can be read as an illustration of the way patronage and dedication operated . The aptness of ...
... sequence was extended and Burleigh was included . Addressing him Spenser pleads there is serious value in ' these ydle rimes ' . This sequence can be read as an illustration of the way patronage and dedication operated . The aptness of ...
Page 72
... sequence , its zodiac ties and its use to man . The spring months of April , May and June were moist and hot , those of summer hot and dry , and so on . February , cold and wet , was aptly under Aquarius and Pisces . Each month had its ...
... sequence , its zodiac ties and its use to man . The spring months of April , May and June were moist and hot , those of summer hot and dry , and so on . February , cold and wet , was aptly under Aquarius and Pisces . Each month had its ...
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... sequence to culmi- nate in an Epithalamium . Shakespeare's sonnets , which are ' out of sequence ' , show love in two aspects . Love for the ' fair friend ' pertains to the ideal : he is encouraged to wed and create fair children in ...
... sequence to culmi- nate in an Epithalamium . Shakespeare's sonnets , which are ' out of sequence ' , show love in two aspects . Love for the ' fair friend ' pertains to the ideal : he is encouraged to wed and create fair children in ...
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