The Book of Restoration VerseWilliam Stanley Braithwaite Brentano's, 1910 - 864 pages |
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... eyes Is but thy sev'ral liveries , Thou the rich dye on them bestow'st , Thy nimble pencil paints this landscape as thou go'st . A crimson garment in the rose thou wear'st ; A crown of studded gold thou bear'st , The virgin lilies in ...
... eyes Is but thy sev'ral liveries , Thou the rich dye on them bestow'st , Thy nimble pencil paints this landscape as thou go'st . A crimson garment in the rose thou wear'st ; A crown of studded gold thou bear'st , The virgin lilies in ...
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... of man ! O then let me in time compound And parley with those conquering eyes , Ere they have tried their force to wound ; Ere with their glancing wheels they drive In triumph over hearts that strive , And them that 18 THE BOOK OF.
... of man ! O then let me in time compound And parley with those conquering eyes , Ere they have tried their force to wound ; Ere with their glancing wheels they drive In triumph over hearts that strive , And them that 18 THE BOOK OF.
Page 22
... eyes skin- Her pillow's a violet bud laid therein : The doors of her chamber are transparent glass , Where the Queen may be seen as within she doth pass . The doors are locked fast with silver pins ; The Queen is asleep and now man's ...
... eyes skin- Her pillow's a violet bud laid therein : The doors of her chamber are transparent glass , Where the Queen may be seen as within she doth pass . The doors are locked fast with silver pins ; The Queen is asleep and now man's ...
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... eyes ; For , in the flaxen lilies ' shade , It like a bank of lilies laid . Upon the roses it would feed , Until its lips e'en seem to bleed And then to me ' twould boldly trip , And print there roses on my lip , But all its chief ...
... eyes ; For , in the flaxen lilies ' shade , It like a bank of lilies laid . Upon the roses it would feed , Until its lips e'en seem to bleed And then to me ' twould boldly trip , And print there roses on my lip , But all its chief ...
Page 39
... eyes my heart does bind , She with her voice might captivate my mind . I could have fled from one but singly fair ; My disentangled soul itself might save , Breaking the curled trammels of her hair ; But how should I avoid to be her ...
... eyes my heart does bind , She with her voice might captivate my mind . I could have fled from one but singly fair ; My disentangled soul itself might save , Breaking the curled trammels of her hair ; But how should I avoid to be her ...
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The Book of Restoration Verse: Chosen and Edited with Notes (Classic Reprint) William Stanley Braithwaite No preview available - 2017 |
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