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Page 57
... divine Arion sings The loves and conquests of our Albion kings , Of the fourth Edward was his noble song , Fierce , goodly , valiant , beautiful and young , He rent the crown from vanquished Henry's head , Raised Waller and Sacharissa . 57.
... divine Arion sings The loves and conquests of our Albion kings , Of the fourth Edward was his noble song , Fierce , goodly , valiant , beautiful and young , He rent the crown from vanquished Henry's head , Raised Waller and Sacharissa . 57.
Page 58
... crown from vanquished Henry's head , Raised the white rose and trampled on the red , Till Love , triumphing o'er the Victor's pride , Brought Mars and Venus to the conquered side . " The prosody of such lines as these is quite ...
... crown from vanquished Henry's head , Raised the white rose and trampled on the red , Till Love , triumphing o'er the Victor's pride , Brought Mars and Venus to the conquered side . " The prosody of such lines as these is quite ...
Page 72
... crown His arms might do what this has done It was ' my heaven's extremest sphere , The pale which held that lovely deer : My joy , my grief , my hope , my love , Did all within this circle move ! A narrow compass ! and yet there Dwelt ...
... crown His arms might do what this has done It was ' my heaven's extremest sphere , The pale which held that lovely deer : My joy , my grief , my hope , my love , Did all within this circle move ! A narrow compass ! and yet there Dwelt ...
Page 142
... Crown Tavern , in Oxford , which was kept by Mr John Davenant , vintner , a respectable and wealthy citizen , who afterwards rose to be Mayor of Oxford , and who possessed an unusual taste for plays , playwrights , and everything ...
... Crown Tavern , in Oxford , which was kept by Mr John Davenant , vintner , a respectable and wealthy citizen , who afterwards rose to be Mayor of Oxford , and who possessed an unusual taste for plays , playwrights , and everything ...
Page 169
... crown To fit the head that wears it , but their own ; Still hindering peace , because they stewards are , Without account , to that wild spender , war . " This verse , as I have said , might just as well be Waller's as Davenant's . The ...
... crown To fit the head that wears it , but their own ; Still hindering peace , because they stewards are , Without account , to that wild spender , war . " This verse , as I have said , might just as well be Waller's as Davenant's . The ...
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