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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The Tear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Catullus . The
Weeper , abridged . . . . . . . . MATTHEW PRIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * An Epitaph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 0 .
The Tear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Catullus . The
Weeper , abridged . . . . . . . . MATTHEW PRIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * An Epitaph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 0 .
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Hawthorn had lost his motley livery , The naked twigs were shivering all for cold ,
And dropping down the tears abundantly ; Each thing , methought , with weeping
eye me told The cruel season , bidding me withhold Myself within ; for I was ...
Hawthorn had lost his motley livery , The naked twigs were shivering all for cold ,
And dropping down the tears abundantly ; Each thing , methought , with weeping
eye me told The cruel season , bidding me withhold Myself within ; for I was ...
Page 196
Like other knights , the rivals having shattered their spears , throw them away ,
and fight with swords ; when Proserpine is prevailed on , by the prayers and tears
of Queen Mab , to interfere . She restores peace , and gives the parties a draught
...
Like other knights , the rivals having shattered their spears , throw them away ,
and fight with swords ; when Proserpine is prevailed on , by the prayers and tears
of Queen Mab , to interfere . She restores peace , and gives the parties a draught
...
Page 201
Cross planets did envy Us to each other , and Heav ' n did untie Faster than vows
could bind - * * * Like turtle - doves Dislodged from their haunts , we must in tears
Unwind a love , knit up in many years ; In this last kiss I here surrender thee ...
Cross planets did envy Us to each other , and Heav ' n did untie Faster than vows
could bind - * * * Like turtle - doves Dislodged from their haunts , we must in tears
Unwind a love , knit up in many years ; In this last kiss I here surrender thee ...
Page 214
So shalt thou thrive in love , fond boy ! If thy tears and sighs discover Thy grief ,
thou never shalt enjoy The just reward of a bold lover : But , when with moving
accents , thou Shalt constant 214 CAREW . Disdain Returned Boldness in Love.
So shalt thou thrive in love , fond boy ! If thy tears and sighs discover Thy grief ,
thou never shalt enjoy The just reward of a bold lover : But , when with moving
accents , thou Shalt constant 214 CAREW . Disdain Returned Boldness in Love.
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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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