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Page 89
... Death Death , be not proud , though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful , for thou art not so ; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not , poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me . From rest and sleep , which but ...
... Death Death , be not proud , though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful , for thou art not so ; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not , poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me . From rest and sleep , which but ...
Page 151
... death Whose stroke will taste thy hallow'd breath ; A dart thrice dipt in that rich flame Which writes thy spouse's ... death , in which who dies Loves his death , and dies again , And would for ever be so slain , And lives , and dies ...
... death Whose stroke will taste thy hallow'd breath ; A dart thrice dipt in that rich flame Which writes thy spouse's ... death , in which who dies Loves his death , and dies again , And would for ever be so slain , And lives , and dies ...
Page 230
... death - owl loud doth sing To the night - mares as they go . My love is dead , Gone to his death - bed , All under the willow - tree . See ! the white moon shines on high , Whiter is my true love's shroud , Whiter than the morning sky ...
... death - owl loud doth sing To the night - mares as they go . My love is dead , Gone to his death - bed , All under the willow - tree . See ! the white moon shines on high , Whiter is my true love's shroud , Whiter than the morning sky ...
Contents
i The Knight ii The Squire | 15 |
SIR THOMAS WYATT | 21 |
NICHOLAS BRETON | 27 |
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