A Century of Lyrics, 1550-1650Donald Cameron Whimster |
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... clear - sounding " banqueting " , tourneys " , " challenges " , as it describes the gay revels in the lady's honour . So far all is complimentary to her ; but then after a pause comes the crash of “ murder " , with all the shock of ...
... clear - sounding " banqueting " , tourneys " , " challenges " , as it describes the gay revels in the lady's honour . So far all is complimentary to her ; but then after a pause comes the crash of “ murder " , with all the shock of ...
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... clear and cheerful sound of the fourth lines ( " challenged echo clear " , sudden spring " ) , and the way in which the rather far - fetched idea in each verse is brought to a climax . Philip Rosseter , who wrote half the songs in their ...
... clear and cheerful sound of the fourth lines ( " challenged echo clear " , sudden spring " ) , and the way in which the rather far - fetched idea in each verse is brought to a climax . Philip Rosseter , who wrote half the songs in their ...
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... clear sun is mentioned , and quiet and lazily drawn out with the words “ idle wenches " . Therefore awake comes after a pause , very loudly and with all the voices together ; and the last two lines are tripping and cheerful . 99 66 36 ...
... clear sun is mentioned , and quiet and lazily drawn out with the words “ idle wenches " . Therefore awake comes after a pause , very loudly and with all the voices together ; and the last two lines are tripping and cheerful . 99 66 36 ...
Contents
Nicholas Grimald | 21 |
The Passionate Shepherd to | 35 |
Sigh no more ladies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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ANONYMOUS apace beauty BEN JONSON Book of Airs bright Chidiock Tichborne Coridon Daffodil dainty dance Davenant dead death delight Donne dost doth Earl earth Elizabeth England eyes fair fairies fate fish flocks flowers fool fresh George Herbert give glory GORBO Greensleeves Hark hath hay-cock heart heaven Henry Vaughan hey nonny honour John Donne JOHN FLETCHER JOHN WEBSTER JONSON keep king kiss lady Lord lovers lullaby lute maids merry morning ne'er never night numbers Phillida play pleasure poem poetry praise Puritans Queen reign ROBERT HERRICK rose SAMUEL ROWLEY says shepherds sigh sing Sir Walter Raleigh Sister awake sleep song songbooks Sonnets sorrow soul spring sung sweet content tell thee THOMAS CAMPION THOMAS DEKKER thou hast thou wouldst TOBIAS HUME Tottel's Miscellany tune unto verse weep WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Wilt thou forgive winter wondrous words wouldst not love