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... sever : Keep therefore a true woman's eye , And love me still , but know not why ; So hast thou the same reason still % To doat upon me ever . 1609 Edition . 2 . MATTHEW ARNOLD . The Forsaken Merman . COME ANONYMOUS Madrigal.
... sever : Keep therefore a true woman's eye , And love me still , but know not why ; So hast thou the same reason still % To doat upon me ever . 1609 Edition . 2 . MATTHEW ARNOLD . The Forsaken Merman . COME ANONYMOUS Madrigal.
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... I sae fu ' o ' care ? II . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird , That sings upon the bough : Thou minds me o ' the happy days When my fause Luve was true ! III . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird ROBERT BURNS . 21.
... I sae fu ' o ' care ? II . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird , That sings upon the bough : Thou minds me o ' the happy days When my fause Luve was true ! III . Thou'll break my heart , thou bonie bird ROBERT BURNS . 21.
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... green , Dance , and Provençal song , and sunburnt mirth ! O for a beaker full of the warm South , Full of the true , the blushful Hippocrene , With beaded bubbles winking at the brim , And purple 76 JOHN KEATS . Ode to a Nightingale.
... green , Dance , and Provençal song , and sunburnt mirth ! O for a beaker full of the warm South , Full of the true , the blushful Hippocrene , With beaded bubbles winking at the brim , And purple 76 JOHN KEATS . Ode to a Nightingale.
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... true . 8 . She took me to her elfin grot , And there she gaz'd and sighed deep , And there I shut her wild sad eyes — So kiss'd to sleep . 9 . And there we slumber'd on the moss , And there I dream'd , ah woe betide , The latest dream I ...
... true . 8 . She took me to her elfin grot , And there she gaz'd and sighed deep , And there I shut her wild sad eyes — So kiss'd to sleep . 9 . And there we slumber'd on the moss , And there I dream'd , ah woe betide , The latest dream I ...
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... True : a new Mistress now I chase , The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield . Yet this inconstancy is such , As you too shall adore ; I could not love thee , dear , so much , Lov'd I ...
... True : a new Mistress now I chase , The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword , a horse , a shield . Yet this inconstancy is such , As you too shall adore ; I could not love thee , dear , so much , Lov'd I ...
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