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... play to , for the moon to lead , And all the stars to follow ! 2 Francis Beaumont . Orpheus with his lute made trees , And the mountain - tops that freeze , Bow themselves when he did sing : To his music plants and flowers Ever sprung ...
... play to , for the moon to lead , And all the stars to follow ! 2 Francis Beaumont . Orpheus with his lute made trees , And the mountain - tops that freeze , Bow themselves when he did sing : To his music plants and flowers Ever sprung ...
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... ! so so ! fine English days ! When false play's no reproach : For he that doth the coachman praise , May safely use the coach . Farra diddle dino ; This is idle fino . Anonymous . Jog on , jog on , the foot - path 8 14.
... ! so so ! fine English days ! When false play's no reproach : For he that doth the coachman praise , May safely use the coach . Farra diddle dino ; This is idle fino . Anonymous . Jog on , jog on , the foot - path 8 14.
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... play ; For some must watch , while some must sleep : So runs the world away . Shakespeare . Enone . Paris . Enone . 18 Fair and fair , and twice so fair , As fair as any may be ; The fairest shepherd on our green , A love for any lady ...
... play ; For some must watch , while some must sleep : So runs the world away . Shakespeare . Enone . Paris . Enone . 18 Fair and fair , and twice so fair , As fair as any may be ; The fairest shepherd on our green , A love for any lady ...
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... play , the shepherds pipe all day , And hear birds tune this merry lay , we aye Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The fields breathe sweet , the daisies kiss our feet , Young lovers meet , old wives a - sunning sit , In ...
... play , the shepherds pipe all day , And hear birds tune this merry lay , we aye Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The fields breathe sweet , the daisies kiss our feet , Young lovers meet , old wives a - sunning sit , In ...
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... with leaves , And trees are clothed gay ; And Flora , crowned with sheaves , With oaken boughs doth play : Where I am clothed with black , The token of my wrack . Lyly . The birds upon the trees Do sing with pleasant voices 24 38.
... with leaves , And trees are clothed gay ; And Flora , crowned with sheaves , With oaken boughs doth play : Where I am clothed with black , The token of my wrack . Lyly . The birds upon the trees Do sing with pleasant voices 24 38.
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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...