English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to JonsonJohn Williams Including authoritative texts of poems by twenty-three major and minor poets--from John Donne, Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson to George Gasciogne and Fulke Greville--and Williams' critical preface, English Renaissance Poetry remains an invaluable introductory anthology of short poems from our first modern poetry. |
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Page 82
... heavenly day now night is past Doth show his pleasant face— So must we hope to see God's face At last in heaven on high , When we have changed this mortal place For immortality . And of such haps and heavenly joys As then we hope to ...
... heavenly day now night is past Doth show his pleasant face— So must we hope to see God's face At last in heaven on high , When we have changed this mortal place For immortality . And of such haps and heavenly joys As then we hope to ...
Page 171
... heavens , the temple of the gods , In which a thousand torches flaming bright Do burn , that to us wretched earthly ... heavenly tabernacles there inherit , Of blessed saints for to increase the count . So let us rest , sweet love , in ...
... heavens , the temple of the gods , In which a thousand torches flaming bright Do burn , that to us wretched earthly ... heavenly tabernacles there inherit , Of blessed saints for to increase the count . So let us rest , sweet love , in ...
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... Heavens he makes , His wisdom heavenly things , Good thoughts his surest friends , His wealth a well - spent age , The earth his sober inn And quiet pilgrimage . TO MUSIC BENT IS MY RETIRËD MIND To music bent THOMAS CAMPION 321.
... Heavens he makes , His wisdom heavenly things , Good thoughts his surest friends , His wealth a well - spent age , The earth his sober inn And quiet pilgrimage . TO MUSIC BENT IS MY RETIRËD MIND To music bent THOMAS CAMPION 321.
Contents
Sir Thomas More | 15 |
Thomas Lord Vaux | 51 |
George Gascoigne | 73 |
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Barnabe Googe beauty beauty's behold Ben Jonson bliss blood breath bright Caelica Cupid dear death delight desire didst disdain dost doth dwell earth echo ring edited Edmund Spenser English English poetry eyes face fair fame Fancy quoth farewell fear fire flowers fools fortune Fulke Greville George Gascoigne give Googe grace Greville grief hath heart heaven heavenly honor John Donne kiss leave light live look Lord love's lovers lullaby lust lute Michael Drayton mind mourn Muse Native never NICHOLAS GRIMALD night pain Petrarch Petrarchan play pleasure poems poet poetry praise rage rest Samuel Daniel scorn seek shadow shalt Sidney sigh sight sing sleep song sonnets sorrow soul sweet tears tell thee thine things Thomas Campion thou art thou hast thought unto verse wanton Whilst William Shakespeare worth Wyatt ye list youth
References to this book
Old Age in Myth and Symbol: A Cultural Dictionary Patrick Mckee,Jennifer Mclerran No preview available - 1991 |