The Times Book of English VerseEdward Leeson |
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Page 44
... stand ye still , ye virgins , in amaze , Upon her so to gaze , Whiles ye forget your former lay to sing , To which the woods did answer , and your echo 180 ring . ' Hymen , Io Hymen , Hymen , ' they do shout , That even to the heavens ...
... stand ye still , ye virgins , in amaze , Upon her so to gaze , Whiles ye forget your former lay to sing , To which the woods did answer , and your echo 180 ring . ' Hymen , Io Hymen , Hymen , ' they do shout , That even to the heavens ...
Page 191
... stand , Though standing else as rocks , but down they fell By thousands , angel on archangel rolled ; The sooner for their arms ; unarmed , they might 595 Have easily , as spirits , evaded swift By quick contraction or remove ; but now ...
... stand , Though standing else as rocks , but down they fell By thousands , angel on archangel rolled ; The sooner for their arms ; unarmed , they might 595 Have easily , as spirits , evaded swift By quick contraction or remove ; but now ...
Page 193
... Stand still in bright array , ye Saints ; here stand , Ye Angels armed ; this day from battle rest : Faithful hath been your warfare , and of God Accepted , fearless in His righteous cause ; And as ye have received , so have ye done ...
... Stand still in bright array , ye Saints ; here stand , Ye Angels armed ; this day from battle rest : Faithful hath been your warfare , and of God Accepted , fearless in His righteous cause ; And as ye have received , so have ye done ...
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angels appear arms beauty birds BOOK breath bright bring clouds dark dead dear death deep delight doth dream earth eyes face fair fall father fear feel field fire flowers fruit give grace green hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hill hope hour human keep king land leave less light live look Lord lost mind morning move Nature never night o'er once pain passed peace play pleasure rest rise rose round seemed seen side sight sing sleep smile song soon soul sound spirit spring stand stars stood sweet tears tell thee things thou thought tree true truth turned voice wind wings woods youth