Selected Shorter Poems and Prose WritingsIncludes Comus, Lycidas, and extracts from the prose, such as the early pamphlet, Of Reformation, and the celebrated Areopagitica in defence of freedom of the press. |
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... lady , hath bereft you thus ? Lady . Dim darkness , and this heavy labyrinth . Comus . Could that divide you from near - ushering guides ? Lady . They left me weary on a grassy turf . Comus . By falsehood , or discourtesy , or why ? Lady ...
... lady , hath bereft you thus ? Lady . Dim darkness , and this heavy labyrinth . Comus . Could that divide you from near - ushering guides ? Lady . They left me weary on a grassy turf . Comus . By falsehood , or discourtesy , or why ? Lady ...
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... lady , to a low Lady . But loyal cottage , where you may be safe Till further quest . Shepherd , I take thy word , And trust thy honest offer'd courtesy , Which oft is sooner found in lowly sheds With smoky rafters than in tap'stry ...
... lady , to a low Lady . But loyal cottage , where you may be safe Till further quest . Shepherd , I take thy word , And trust thy honest offer'd courtesy , Which oft is sooner found in lowly sheds With smoky rafters than in tap'stry ...
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... lady ? Why do you frown ? Here dwell no frowns nor anger ; from these gates Sorrow flies far . See , here be all the pleasures That fancy can beget on youthful thoughts When the fresh blood grows lively and returns Brisk as the April ...
... lady ? Why do you frown ? Here dwell no frowns nor anger ; from these gates Sorrow flies far . See , here be all the pleasures That fancy can beget on youthful thoughts When the fresh blood grows lively and returns Brisk as the April ...
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An epitaph on the admirable dramatic poet | 27 |
Lycidas 1638 | 56 |
from Areopagitica 1644 | 85 |
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