A Century of Lyrics, 1550-1650Donald Cameron Whimster |
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... thought . It will help us to understand their poems if we look first at the world in which they lived . It was a ... thoughts and actions had been hemmed in by authority that they never dared to question . Now the barriers had ...
... thought . It will help us to understand their poems if we look first at the world in which they lived . It was a ... thoughts and actions had been hemmed in by authority that they never dared to question . Now the barriers had ...
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... thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she doth of sorrow speak , E'en from my heart the strings do break . Rosseter's ... thought of vanity : The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent , Whom hopes cannot delude , Nor sorrow ...
... thoughts enjoy a sudden spring ; But if she doth of sorrow speak , E'en from my heart the strings do break . Rosseter's ... thought of vanity : The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent , Whom hopes cannot delude , Nor sorrow ...
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... thought he was doomed to death . The first part is peaceful and resigned ; but gradually the bitter words creep in - corrupted , forged , deferred , vain - spent ; and in " Not with a bribèd lawyer's palms " we hear the ring of ...
... thought he was doomed to death . The first part is peaceful and resigned ; but gradually the bitter words creep in - corrupted , forged , deferred , vain - spent ; and in " Not with a bribèd lawyer's palms " we hear the ring of ...
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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