Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Volume 1Gould and Lincoln, 1856 |
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... 136 WILLIAM DRUMMOND , 137 The River of Forth Feasting , The Witch's Cave , • 137 The Priestess of Diana , 138 Epitaph on Prince Henry , To his Lute , The Praise of a Solitary Life , To a Nightingale ix CONTENTS OF FIRST VOLUME .
... 136 WILLIAM DRUMMOND , 137 The River of Forth Feasting , The Witch's Cave , • 137 The Priestess of Diana , 138 Epitaph on Prince Henry , To his Lute , The Praise of a Solitary Life , To a Nightingale ix CONTENTS OF FIRST VOLUME .
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... prince proud in press , Their tale they tolden withouten lees , And on their knees ' gan fall ; And said , ' Sire , the king of Tars Of wicked words is not scarce , Heathen hound he doth thee call ; And ere his daughter he give thee ...
... prince proud in press , Their tale they tolden withouten lees , And on their knees ' gan fall ; And said , ' Sire , the king of Tars Of wicked words is not scarce , Heathen hound he doth thee call ; And ere his daughter he give thee ...
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... prince , his patron . In 1367 , he received from the crown a grant of twenty marks , equal to about £ 200 of our present money . In 1372 , he was a joint envoy on a mission to the Duke of Genoa ; and it has been conjectured that on this ...
... prince , his patron . In 1367 , he received from the crown a grant of twenty marks , equal to about £ 200 of our present money . In 1372 , he was a joint envoy on a mission to the Duke of Genoa ; and it has been conjectured that on this ...
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... prince useth hazardry , In allé governance and policy He is , as by common opinión , Yhold the less in reputatión . Now will I speak of oathés false and great A word or two , as oldé bookés treat . Great swearing is a thing abominable ...
... prince useth hazardry , In allé governance and policy He is , as by common opinión , Yhold the less in reputatión . Now will I speak of oathés false and great A word or two , as oldé bookés treat . Great swearing is a thing abominable ...
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... prince is a gude thing ; For , but radure , all governing Shall all time but despised be : And where that men may radure see , They shall dread to trespass , and sae Peaceable a king his land may ma ' . Thus radure dred that gart him be ...
... prince is a gude thing ; For , but radure , all governing Shall all time but despised be : And where that men may radure see , They shall dread to trespass , and sae Peaceable a king his land may ma ' . Thus radure dred that gart him be ...
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