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... himself to lie in wait , And in my way he threw a bait . Such one as Nature never made , I dare well fay , fave her alone ; Such one she was as would invade A heart more hard than marble stone ; Such one she is , I know it right , Her ...
... himself to lie in wait , And in my way he threw a bait . Such one as Nature never made , I dare well fay , fave her alone ; Such one she was as would invade A heart more hard than marble stone ; Such one she is , I know it right , Her ...
Page 27
... himself the heaven's breath . Air ( quoth he ) thy cheeks may blow ; - Air , would I might triumph fo ! But , alack ! my hand is fworn Ne'er to pluck thee from thy thorn . Vow , alack ! for youth unmeet , Youth fo 27.
... himself the heaven's breath . Air ( quoth he ) thy cheeks may blow ; - Air , would I might triumph fo ! But , alack ! my hand is fworn Ne'er to pluck thee from thy thorn . Vow , alack ! for youth unmeet , Youth fo 27.
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... himself for Jove , Turning mortal for thy love . SPRING , A SONG . WHEN daifies pied and violets blue , And lady - fmocks , all filver white , And cuckow - buds , of yellow hue , Do paint the meadows with delight , The cuckow then on ...
... himself for Jove , Turning mortal for thy love . SPRING , A SONG . WHEN daifies pied and violets blue , And lady - fmocks , all filver white , And cuckow - buds , of yellow hue , Do paint the meadows with delight , The cuckow then on ...
Page 65
... fails , yet virtue's self he'll hire . Himself's a dart , when nothing else can move : Who then the captive foul can well reprove , When love and virtue's felf become the darts of love . K I VERSES BY QUEEN ELIZABETH , GRIEVE , yet dare 65.
... fails , yet virtue's self he'll hire . Himself's a dart , when nothing else can move : Who then the captive foul can well reprove , When love and virtue's felf become the darts of love . K I VERSES BY QUEEN ELIZABETH , GRIEVE , yet dare 65.
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... himself , unto whose will All things are bounden to obey , For all his wit and worthy skill , Doth fade at length , and fall away . There is nothing but time doth waste , The heav'ns , the earth , confume at last . But virtue fits ...
... himself , unto whose will All things are bounden to obey , For all his wit and worthy skill , Doth fade at length , and fall away . There is nothing but time doth waste , The heav'ns , the earth , confume at last . But virtue fits ...
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