Poems in English, 1530-1940: Edited, with Critical and Historical Notes and EssaysDavid Daiches, William Charvat Ronald Press Company, 1950 - 763 pages |
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... pride , When once destroyed , can never be supplied . A time there was , ere England's griefs began , When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labor spread her wholesome store , Just gave what life required , but ...
... pride , When once destroyed , can never be supplied . A time there was , ere England's griefs began , When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labor spread her wholesome store , Just gave what life required , but ...
Page 265
... pride ; But still that scrap is bought with many a sigh , And pride embitters what it can deny . Say ye , oppressed by some fantastic woes , Some jarring nerve that baffles your repose ; Who press the downy couch , while slaves advance ...
... pride ; But still that scrap is bought with many a sigh , And pride embitters what it can deny . Say ye , oppressed by some fantastic woes , Some jarring nerve that baffles your repose ; Who press the downy couch , while slaves advance ...
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... pride did glow , Sister Helen , ' Neath the bridal - wreath three days ago . ' ' One morn for pride and three days for woe , Little brother ! ' ( O Mother , Mary Mother , Three days , three nights , between Hell and Heaven ! ) ' Her ...
... pride did glow , Sister Helen , ' Neath the bridal - wreath three days ago . ' ' One morn for pride and three days for woe , Little brother ! ' ( O Mother , Mary Mother , Three days , three nights , between Hell and Heaven ! ) ' Her ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY 15161547 | 12 |
Come sleep O sleep the certain knot of peace 15 Stella oft sees the very face of woe | 18 |
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