A Book of English Poetry1950 |
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Page 44
... doth then invade The state of life , out of the grisly shade . That substance is eterne , and bideth so , Ne when the life decays , and form does fade , Doth it consume , and into nothing go , But changed is , and often altered to and ...
... doth then invade The state of life , out of the grisly shade . That substance is eterne , and bideth so , Ne when the life decays , and form does fade , Doth it consume , and into nothing go , But changed is , and often altered to and ...
Page 53
... doth serve for all . I see how plenty surfeits oft , And hasty climbers soon do fall ; I see that those which are aloft Mishap doth threaten most of all ; They get with toil , they keep with fear : Such cares my mind could never bear ...
... doth serve for all . I see how plenty surfeits oft , And hasty climbers soon do fall ; I see that those which are aloft Mishap doth threaten most of all ; They get with toil , they keep with fear : Such cares my mind could never bear ...
Page 74
... doth in highest notes appear As any challenged echo clear ; But when she doth of mourning speak , Even with her sighs the strings do break . And as her lute doth live or die , Led by her passion , so must I : For when of pleasure she doth ...
... doth in highest notes appear As any challenged echo clear ; But when she doth of mourning speak , Even with her sighs the strings do break . And as her lute doth live or die , Led by her passion , so must I : For when of pleasure she doth ...
Contents
i The Knight ii The Squire | 15 |
SIR THOMAS WYATT | 21 |
NICHOLAS BRETON | 27 |
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