A Little Treasury of Love Poems: From Chaucer to Dylan ThomasJohn Holmes |
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... keep its shadow from love's heart . Men must love , though lovers ' lies Outpall the stars in florid skies , And none may keep , and few can merit , The fond joy that they inherit . Who with love at his command Dares give truth a ...
... keep its shadow from love's heart . Men must love , though lovers ' lies Outpall the stars in florid skies , And none may keep , and few can merit , The fond joy that they inherit . Who with love at his command Dares give truth a ...
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... keep together life and love . Being your prisoner and your slave , I do not feasts and banquets look to have , A little bread and water's all I crave . On'a sigh of pity I a year can live , One tear will keep me twenty at least , Fifty ...
... keep together life and love . Being your prisoner and your slave , I do not feasts and banquets look to have , A little bread and water's all I crave . On'a sigh of pity I a year can live , One tear will keep me twenty at least , Fifty ...
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... keep your room Where white flows the river and bright blows the broom , And you shall wash your linen and keep your body white In rainfall at morning and dewfall at night . And this shall be for music when no one else is near The fine ...
... keep your room Where white flows the river and bright blows the broom , And you shall wash your linen and keep your body white In rainfall at morning and dewfall at night . And this shall be for music when no one else is near The fine ...
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A BOOK OF VERSES | 1 |
William Shakespeare | 8 |
TO LUCASTA GOING TO THE WARS Richard Lovelace | 20 |
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A. E. HOUSMAN arms beauty beauty's BEN JONSON birds blush breast breath bright brow burn cheeks cold dark dead dear death delight dilly doth dream E. E. CUMMINGS EDMUND SPENSER eyes face fair fear fire flame flowers gentle give golden gone grace grief hair hand happy hath hear heaven hour JOHN DONNE JOHN DRYDEN kiss lady let thee go light lips live look LOUISE BOGAN love thee love's lovers maid mind moon morning never night o'er pain PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY pity pleasure poems poetry praise RICHARD LOVELACE ROBERT ROBERT BRIDGES ROBERT HERRICK rose shadow shalt shine sigh silence sing sleep smile soft song soul spring stars summer sweet tears tell thine thing THOMAS CAMPION THOMAS CAREW thou art thought tree true love truth Twas unto voice vows WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wings young youth