A Century of Lyrics, 1550-1650Donald Cameron Whimster |
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... lost by the end of the seventeenth century . Even poems by unknown or un- distinguished authors have lines that seem to sing themselves , like or , or , 66 Sweet Suffolk owl , so trimly dight With feathers , like a lady bright ...
... lost by the end of the seventeenth century . Even poems by unknown or un- distinguished authors have lines that seem to sing themselves , like or , or , 66 Sweet Suffolk owl , so trimly dight With feathers , like a lady bright ...
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... lost his daughter , and is mad with grief . He is given a potion , and sleeps , and is awakened by this song to find that his daughter is safe . The words show that his is no restful sleep though his eyes are closed his heart is full of ...
... lost his daughter , and is mad with grief . He is given a potion , and sleeps , and is awakened by this song to find that his daughter is safe . The words show that his is no restful sleep though his eyes are closed his heart is full of ...
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... lost . But at the coming of the King of Heaven All's ' s set at six and seven ; We wallow in our sin ; Christ cannot find a chamber in the inn . We entertain him always like a stranger , And , as at first , still lodge him in the manger ...
... lost . But at the coming of the King of Heaven All's ' s set at six and seven ; We wallow in our sin ; Christ cannot find a chamber in the inn . We entertain him always like a stranger , And , as at first , still lodge him in the manger ...
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