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... pretty thing , And of his lovely praises ring My merry , merry roundelays , Amen to Cupid's curse : They that do change old love for new , Pray gods they change for worse ! Ambo Simul . They that do change old love for new , Pray gods ...
... pretty thing , And of his lovely praises ring My merry , merry roundelays , Amen to Cupid's curse : They that do change old love for new , Pray gods they change for worse ! Ambo Simul . They that do change old love for new , Pray gods ...
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... pretty anger she Snatched off his crown , and gave the wreath to me ; Since when , methinks , my brains about do swim , And I am wild and wanton like to him . Herrick . 25 His Farewell to Sack Farewell , thou thing , time past so known ...
... pretty anger she Snatched off his crown , and gave the wreath to me ; Since when , methinks , my brains about do swim , And I am wild and wanton like to him . Herrick . 25 His Farewell to Sack Farewell , thou thing , time past so known ...
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... pretty birds do sing , Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , And hear birds tune this merry lay , we aye Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu ...
... pretty birds do sing , Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , And hear birds tune this merry lay , we aye Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu ...
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... pretty throat Poor robin redbreast tunes his note ! Hark how the jolly cuckoos sing , Cuckoo " , to welcome in the spring ! Cuckoo " , to welcome in the spring ! 66 66 39 The earth , late choked with showers , Is now arrayed in green ...
... pretty throat Poor robin redbreast tunes his note ! Hark how the jolly cuckoos sing , Cuckoo " , to welcome in the spring ! Cuckoo " , to welcome in the spring ! 66 66 39 The earth , late choked with showers , Is now arrayed in green ...
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... pretty nightingale , The sweetest singer in all the forest quire , Entreats thee , sweet Peggy , to hear thy true love's tale : Lo , yonder she sitteth , her breast against a briar . But O , I spy the cuckoo , the cuckoo , the cuckoo ...
... pretty nightingale , The sweetest singer in all the forest quire , Entreats thee , sweet Peggy , to hear thy true love's tale : Lo , yonder she sitteth , her breast against a briar . But O , I spy the cuckoo , the cuckoo , the cuckoo ...
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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...