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... late in 1596. It was a time in his life of disappointment and trouble , when he was only a rare visitor to London . In the poem he imagines himself on the banks of London's great river , and the bridal procession arriving at Lord ...
... late in 1596. It was a time in his life of disappointment and trouble , when he was only a rare visitor to London . In the poem he imagines himself on the banks of London's great river , and the bridal procession arriving at Lord ...
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... late , " is explained in four lines below , as " choosing to sit in idle cell , " and is one of Sperser's common figures for inactivity or sorrow.1 The verses Comedy . are the lamentations of the Muse of THALIA . Where be the sweete ...
... late , " is explained in four lines below , as " choosing to sit in idle cell , " and is one of Sperser's common figures for inactivity or sorrow.1 The verses Comedy . are the lamentations of the Muse of THALIA . Where be the sweete ...
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... late Out of dredd darknes of the deepe Abysme , Where being bredd , he light and heaven does hate : They in the mindes of men now tyrannize , And the faire Scene with rudenes foule disguize . All places they with follie have possest ...
... late Out of dredd darknes of the deepe Abysme , Where being bredd , he light and heaven does hate : They in the mindes of men now tyrannize , And the faire Scene with rudenes foule disguize . All places they with follie have possest ...
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