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, |
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... sigh , and then to grone , And thought aye on her so withouten lette , ( a ) That as he satte and woke , his spirit mette ( b ) That he her saw , and temple , and all the wise Right of her loke , and ' gan it new avise . The extreme ...
... sigh , and then to grone , And thought aye on her so withouten lette , ( a ) That as he satte and woke , his spirit mette ( b ) That he her saw , and temple , and all the wise Right of her loke , and ' gan it new avise . The extreme ...
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... Sighing his soul towards the Grecian camp Where Creseide lay that night . But the full scope of Chaucer's matured powers was reserved for the Canterbury Tales , which , in the refinement of the nineteenth century , possess the same ...
... Sighing his soul towards the Grecian camp Where Creseide lay that night . But the full scope of Chaucer's matured powers was reserved for the Canterbury Tales , which , in the refinement of the nineteenth century , possess the same ...
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... 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 SURREY .
... 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 SURREY .
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... sighs , that have my heart undone ! ( a ) The finest specimen of Raleigh's verse that remains , if it be his , is given in the Specimens of Sacred and Serious Poetry , with a biographical notice . THE NYMPH'S REPLY TO THE PASSIONATE ...
... sighs , that have my heart undone ! ( a ) The finest specimen of Raleigh's verse that remains , if it be his , is given in the Specimens of Sacred and Serious Poetry , with a biographical notice . THE NYMPH'S REPLY TO THE PASSIONATE ...
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... SIGH no more , ladies , sigh no more ; Men were deceivers ever ; One foot in sea , and one on shore , To one thing constant never : ( a ) This song is sometimes attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher . Then sigh not so , But let them go ...
... SIGH no more , ladies , sigh no more ; Men were deceivers ever ; One foot in sea , and one on shore , To one thing constant never : ( a ) This song is sometimes attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher . Then sigh not so , But let them go ...
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