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Page 4
Her eye was piercing like that of the hawk ; her face shone like the pearly dew on
Evyri . Llewelyn is a hero that setteth castles on fire . I have watched all night on
the beach where the seagulls , whose plumes glitter , sport on the bed of billows
...
Her eye was piercing like that of the hawk ; her face shone like the pearly dew on
Evyri . Llewelyn is a hero that setteth castles on fire . I have watched all night on
the beach where the seagulls , whose plumes glitter , sport on the bed of billows
...
Page 66
And therewith cast I down mine eye again , Whereas I saw , walking under the
tow ' r , Ful secretly , new comen her to pleyne , ( f ) The fairest or the freshest
younge flow ' r That ever I saw , methought , before that hour ; For which sudden
abate ...
And therewith cast I down mine eye again , Whereas I saw , walking under the
tow ' r , Ful secretly , new comen her to pleyne , ( f ) The fairest or the freshest
younge flow ' r That ever I saw , methought , before that hour ; For which sudden
abate ...
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... the poets had an attentive eye ; but they had no knowledge of keeping , nor
much of perspective . Their descriptions resemble the verbose prayers of the
early reformers : - no object in nature was forgotten that could by any means be
lugged ...
... the poets had an attentive eye ; but they had no knowledge of keeping , nor
much of perspective . Their descriptions resemble the verbose prayers of the
early reformers : - no object in nature was forgotten that could by any means be
lugged ...
Page 108
Where each sweet place returns a taste full sower ! The large green courts ,
where we were wont to hove , With eyes cast up into the maiden ' s tower , And
easy sighs , such as folk draw in love . The stately seats , the ladies bright of hue ,
108 ...
Where each sweet place returns a taste full sower ! The large green courts ,
where we were wont to hove , With eyes cast up into the maiden ' s tower , And
easy sighs , such as folk draw in love . The stately seats , the ladies bright of hue ,
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Page 109
The palm - play , where , despoiled for the game , With dazed eyes , oft we by
gleams of love Have miss ' d the ball , and got sight of our dame ; To bait her eyes
which kept the leads above . The gravel ground , which sleeves tied on the helm
...
The palm - play , where , despoiled for the game , With dazed eyes , oft we by
gleams of love Have miss ' d the ball , and got sight of our dame ; To bait her eyes
which kept the leads above . The gravel ground , which sleeves tied on the helm
...
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| Title | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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