A Century of Lyrics, 1550-1650Donald Cameron Whimster |
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... keep him warm , And ( when gay tombs are robbed ) sustain no harm ; But keep the wolf far thence , that's foe to men , For with his nails he'll dig them up again . The White Devil , 1612 . Dole , mourning . JOHN WEBSTER . " I never saw ...
... keep him warm , And ( when gay tombs are robbed ) sustain no harm ; But keep the wolf far thence , that's foe to men , For with his nails he'll dig them up again . The White Devil , 1612 . Dole , mourning . JOHN WEBSTER . " I never saw ...
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... keep Watchful sorrows charmed in sleep ! The Lover's Melancholy , 1629 . JOHN FORD . This is a gentle awakening song ; in the play Melander has lost his daughter , and is mad with grief . He is given a potion , and sleeps , and is ...
... keep Watchful sorrows charmed in sleep ! The Lover's Melancholy , 1629 . JOHN FORD . This is a gentle awakening song ; in the play Melander has lost his daughter , and is mad with grief . He is given a potion , and sleeps , and is ...
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... keep the rest , But keep them with repining restlessness ; Let him be rich and weary , that at least If goodness lead him not , yet weariness May toss him to my breast . " The Temple , 1633 . GEORGE HERBERT . Why the title ? 76. Love ...
... keep the rest , But keep them with repining restlessness ; Let him be rich and weary , that at least If goodness lead him not , yet weariness May toss him to my breast . " The Temple , 1633 . GEORGE HERBERT . Why the title ? 76. Love ...
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Nicholas Grimald | 21 |
The Passionate Shepherd to | 35 |
Sigh no more ladies | 41 |
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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