A Little Treasury of Love Poems: From Chaucer to Dylan ThomasJohn Holmes |
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... praise of ladies dead and lovely knights , Then , in the blazon of sweet beauty's best , Of hand , of foot , of lip , of eye , of brow , I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now So all their praises ...
... praise of ladies dead and lovely knights , Then , in the blazon of sweet beauty's best , Of hand , of foot , of lip , of eye , of brow , I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now So all their praises ...
Page 98
... praise is due ; Only in you my song begins and endeth . Who hath the eyes which marry state with pleasure ? Who keeps the key of Nature's chiefest treasure ? To you ! to you ! all song of praise is due ; Only for you the heaven forgat ...
... praise is due ; Only in you my song begins and endeth . Who hath the eyes which marry state with pleasure ? Who keeps the key of Nature's chiefest treasure ? To you ! to you ! all song of praise is due ; Only for you the heaven forgat ...
Page 99
... praise is due ; Only of you the flatterer never lieth . Who hath the voice , which soul from senses sunders ? Whose force but yours the bolts of beauty thunders ? To you ! to you ! all song of praise is due ; Only with you not miracles ...
... praise is due ; Only of you the flatterer never lieth . Who hath the voice , which soul from senses sunders ? Whose force but yours the bolts of beauty thunders ? To you ! to you ! all song of praise is due ; Only with you not miracles ...
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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