A Little Treasury of Love Poems, from Chaucer to Dylan Thomas |
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Lips , where all day A lover's kiss may play , Yet carry nothing thence away . . Looks , that oppress Their richest tires , but dress And clothe their simplest nakedness . Eyes , that displace The neighbour diamond , and outface That ...
Lips , where all day A lover's kiss may play , Yet carry nothing thence away . . Looks , that oppress Their richest tires , but dress And clothe their simplest nakedness . Eyes , that displace The neighbour diamond , and outface That ...
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Else I with roses every day Will whip you hence , And bind you , when you long to play , For your offence . I'll shut mine eyes to keep you in , I'll make you fast it for your sin , I'll count your power not worth a pin .
Else I with roses every day Will whip you hence , And bind you , when you long to play , For your offence . I'll shut mine eyes to keep you in , I'll make you fast it for your sin , I'll count your power not worth a pin .
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Ye sons of Venus , play your sports at will ! For greedy pleasure , careless of your toys , Thinks more upon her paradise of joys , Then what ye do , albeit good or ill . All night therefore attend your merry play , For it will soon be ...
Ye sons of Venus , play your sports at will ! For greedy pleasure , careless of your toys , Thinks more upon her paradise of joys , Then what ye do , albeit good or ill . All night therefore attend your merry play , For it will soon be ...
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Contents
SONG | 7 |
GO LOVELY ROSE Edmund Waller | 8 |
THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES F W Bourdillon | 14 |
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arms beauty birds body breast breath bright cheeks close cold comes dark dead dear death delight desire doth dream ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair fall fear fire flame flowers gentle give gold golden gone grace grow hair hand happy hath head hear heart heaven hope hour JOHN keep kiss lady leave light lips live look love thee love's lovers mind morning move never night once pain pity play pleasure poems praise rest ROBERT rose seemed shadow shine sigh sight silent sing sleep smile soft song soul sound speak spring stars sweet tears tell thee thine thing thou thought touch tree true truth turn unto voice wind wings wish young youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Little Treasury of Love Poems, from Chaucer to Dylan Thomas Little treasury series |
| Editor | John Holmes |
| Compiled by | John Holmes |
| Illustrated by | Johannes Troyer |
| Publisher | Scribner, 1950 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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