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... night , Te whit , te whoo ! Thy note , that forth so freely rolls , With shrill command the mouse controls , And sings a dirge for dying souls , Te whit , te whoo ! Anonymous . 15 Ha ha ! ha ha ! this world doth pass Most merrily , I'll ...
... night , Te whit , te whoo ! Thy note , that forth so freely rolls , With shrill command the mouse controls , And sings a dirge for dying souls , Te whit , te whoo ! Anonymous . 15 Ha ha ! ha ha ! this world doth pass Most merrily , I'll ...
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... night , whose shagged portents Foretell the coming of some dire events , Or some full flame which with a pride aspires , Throwing about his wild and active fires ; ' Tis thou , above nectar , O divinest soul ! Eternal in thyself , that ...
... night , whose shagged portents Foretell the coming of some dire events , Or some full flame which with a pride aspires , Throwing about his wild and active fires ; ' Tis thou , above nectar , O divinest soul ! Eternal in thyself , that ...
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... nights Call forth fierce lovers to their wished delights ; So kings and queens meet when desire convinces All thoughts but such as aim at getting princes , As I meet thee . Soul of my life and fame ! Eternal lamp of love ! whose radiant ...
... nights Call forth fierce lovers to their wished delights ; So kings and queens meet when desire convinces All thoughts but such as aim at getting princes , As I meet thee . Soul of my life and fame ! Eternal lamp of love ! whose radiant ...
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... night . Come , come and kiss me ; love and lust commends Thee and thy beauties ; kiss , we will be friends Too strong for fate to break us . Look upon Me with that full pride of complexion As queens meet queens , or come thou unto me As ...
... night . Come , come and kiss me ; love and lust commends Thee and thy beauties ; kiss , we will be friends Too strong for fate to break us . Look upon Me with that full pride of complexion As queens meet queens , or come thou unto me As ...
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... night doth summon all to sleep ? Methinks this time becometh lovers best ; Night was ordained , together friends to keep . How happy are all other living things , Which though the day disjoin by several flight , The quiet evening yet ...
... night doth summon all to sleep ? Methinks this time becometh lovers best ; Night was ordained , together friends to keep . How happy are all other living things , Which though the day disjoin by several flight , The quiet evening yet ...
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