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... delight of all lovely natural growths , the triumph of nature ; and then the auxiliary chronicles and canticles of fairies , Cupid , and the graces and forces outside nature ; and after these some praise of poets who have praised beauty ...
... delight of all lovely natural growths , the triumph of nature ; and then the auxiliary chronicles and canticles of fairies , Cupid , and the graces and forces outside nature ; and after these some praise of poets who have praised beauty ...
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... delight . Campion . 4 Rose - cheeked Laura , come ; Sing thou smoothly with thy beauty's Silent music , either other Sweetly gracing . Lovely forms do flow From concent divinely framed ; Heaven is music , and thy beauty's Birth is ...
... delight . Campion . 4 Rose - cheeked Laura , come ; Sing thou smoothly with thy beauty's Silent music , either other Sweetly gracing . Lovely forms do flow From concent divinely framed ; Heaven is music , and thy beauty's Birth is ...
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Arthur Symons. But still moves delight , Like clear springs renewed by flowing , Ever perfect , ever in them- selves eternal . Campion . 5 The Shepherds ' Brawl 1. We love , and have our loves rewarded . 2. We love , and are no whit ...
Arthur Symons. But still moves delight , Like clear springs renewed by flowing , Ever perfect , ever in them- selves eternal . Campion . 5 The Shepherds ' Brawl 1. We love , and have our loves rewarded . 2. We love , and are no whit ...
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... delight ! He tickles this age that can Call Tullia's ape a marmosyte And Leda's goose a swan . Farra diddle dino ; This is idle fino . So so ! so so ! fine English days ! When false play's no reproach : For he that doth the coachman ...
... delight ! He tickles this age that can Call Tullia's ape a marmosyte And Leda's goose a swan . Farra diddle dino ; This is idle fino . So so ! so so ! fine English days ! When false play's no reproach : For he that doth the coachman ...
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... delights ; So kings and queens meet when desire convinces All thoughts but such as aim at getting princes , As I meet thee . Soul of my life and fame ! Eternal lamp of love ! whose radiant flame Out - glares the heaven's Osiris , and ...
... delights ; So kings and queens meet when desire convinces All thoughts but such as aim at getting princes , As I meet thee . Soul of my life and fame ! Eternal lamp of love ! whose radiant flame Out - glares the heaven's Osiris , and ...
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Anonymous Barnabe Barnes beauty beauty's behold Ben Jonson birds breath bright bring Campion Carmela Charon Claia Corydon cuckoo Daffodil dead dear death delight desire Donne dost doth Drayton earth echo ring eyes fair Fairy fairy-queen fear fire flowers fools give Golden slumbers gone grace grief hair hath hear heart heaven Heigh-ho Herrick Hey-ho honour keep King kiss leave light little boy live livës joy look love's lovers lullaby maids merry Mertilla mind ne'er never Nicholas Breton night numbers nymphs Oberon passion Perigot Perilla Philomel Phyllida pleasure poem poor praise pretty Proserpina Queen Queen Mab quoth roses scorn Shakespeare shepherd shine Sidney sighs sight sing sleep smile song sonnets soul spring stay sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thoughts true love unto wanton weep Whilst Willy wilt wind youth
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Page 164 - THRICE toss these oaken ashes in the air, Thrice sit thou mute in this enchanted chair ; And thrice three times tie up this true-love's knot, And murmur soft — ' She will, or she will not.' Go burn these poisonous weeds in yon blue fire, These screech-owl's feathers and this prickling briar ; This cypress gathered at a dead man's grave ; That all thy fears and cares an end may have. Then come, you fairies, dance with...