Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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Page 76
... sleep at noontime of the day , or else make merry with their neighbours at the ale . And so a scholar , that pur- poseth to be a good husband , and desireth to reap and enjoy much fruit of learning , must till and sow thereafter . Our ...
... sleep at noontime of the day , or else make merry with their neighbours at the ale . And so a scholar , that pur- poseth to be a good husband , and desireth to reap and enjoy much fruit of learning , must till and sow thereafter . Our ...
Page 81
... Sleep , the cousin of Death , Flat on the ground , and still as any stone , A very corpse , save yielding forth a breath ; Small keep took he , whom fortune frowned on , Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown , but , as a ...
... Sleep , the cousin of Death , Flat on the ground , and still as any stone , A very corpse , save yielding forth a breath ; Small keep took he , whom fortune frowned on , Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown , but , as a ...
Page 83
... Sleep , O Sleep , the certain knot of peace , The baiting place of wit , the balm of woe , The poor man's wealth , the prisoner's release , The indifferent judge between the high and low . With shield of proof shield me from out the ...
... Sleep , O Sleep , the certain knot of peace , The baiting place of wit , the balm of woe , The poor man's wealth , the prisoner's release , The indifferent judge between the high and low . With shield of proof shield me from out the ...
Page 85
... sleep : Thus , of every grief in heart He with thee doth bear a part . These are certain signs to know Faithful friend from flattering foe . EDMUND SPENSER . These writers bring us to EDMUND SPENSER , whose genius is one of the peculiar ...
... sleep : Thus , of every grief in heart He with thee doth bear a part . These are certain signs to know Faithful friend from flattering foe . EDMUND SPENSER . These writers bring us to EDMUND SPENSER , whose genius is one of the peculiar ...
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