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... Lady Compton , afterwards married Thomas Sackville , the son of the poet , Lord Buckhurst , and then Earl of Dorset ... ladies of the Court , ' under poetical names— “ Phyllis , the flower of rare perfection ; ” “ Charillis , the . 1 ...
... Lady Compton , afterwards married Thomas Sackville , the son of the poet , Lord Buckhurst , and then Earl of Dorset ... ladies of the Court , ' under poetical names— “ Phyllis , the flower of rare perfection ; ” “ Charillis , the . 1 ...
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... Lady Strange , Lady Derby , Lady Ellesmere and Brackley , and then again Dowager Lady Derby , the " Sweet Amaryllis " of the poet , had the rare fortune to be a personal link be- tween Spenser and Milton . She was among the last whom ...
... Lady Strange , Lady Derby , Lady Ellesmere and Brackley , and then again Dowager Lady Derby , the " Sweet Amaryllis " of the poet , had the rare fortune to be a personal link be- tween Spenser and Milton . She was among the last whom ...
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... lady whom he made so famous , that her name became a consecrated word in the poetry of the time , of Rosalind , the " Widow's Daughter of the Glen , " whose refusal of his suit , and pref- erence for another , he lamented so bitterly ...
... lady whom he made so famous , that her name became a consecrated word in the poetry of the time , of Rosalind , the " Widow's Daughter of the Glen , " whose refusal of his suit , and pref- erence for another , he lamented so bitterly ...
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Richard William Church. the midst of his passionate admiration of the lady whom , long afterwards , he did marry . To her kindred and con- dition , various clues have been suggested , only to provoke and disappoint us . Whatever her ...
Richard William Church. the midst of his passionate admiration of the lady whom , long afterwards , he did marry . To her kindred and con- dition , various clues have been suggested , only to provoke and disappoint us . Whatever her ...
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... lady appears . Whether Spenser was her husband or her lover , we know not ; but she is his " sweetheart . " The two friends write of her in Latin . Spenser sends in Latin the saucy messages of his sweetheart , " meum corcu- lum , " to ...
... lady appears . Whether Spenser was her husband or her lover , we know not ; but she is his " sweetheart . " The two friends write of her in Latin . Spenser sends in Latin the saucy messages of his sweetheart , " meum corcu- lum , " to ...
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