The Book of Restoration VerseWilliam Stanley Braithwaite Brentano's, 1910 - 864 pages |
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Page 26
... lady's of the land . It is a wondrous thing how fleet ' Twas on those little silver feet ; With what a pretty skipping grace It would oft challenge me the race ; And , when ' t had left me far away , ' Twould stay , and run again , and ...
... lady's of the land . It is a wondrous thing how fleet ' Twas on those little silver feet ; With what a pretty skipping grace It would oft challenge me the race ; And , when ' t had left me far away , ' Twould stay , and run again , and ...
Page 39
... Lady May OUR smiles are not , as other women's be , YOUR Only the drawing of the mouth awry ; For breasts and cheeks and forehead we may see , Parts wanting motion , all stand smiling by : Heaven hath no mouth , and yet is said to 39 ...
... Lady May OUR smiles are not , as other women's be , YOUR Only the drawing of the mouth awry ; For breasts and cheeks and forehead we may see , Parts wanting motion , all stand smiling by : Heaven hath no mouth , and yet is said to 39 ...
Page 40
... lady , were no crime . We would sit down , and think which way To walk , and pass our long love's day . Thou by the Indian Ganges ' side Shouldst rubies find : I by the tide Of Humber would complain . I would Love you ten years before ...
... lady , were no crime . We would sit down , and think which way To walk , and pass our long love's day . Thou by the Indian Ganges ' side Shouldst rubies find : I by the tide Of Humber would complain . I would Love you ten years before ...
Page 68
... That did descend so fleet ? There is no uphill in the skies , Clouds stay not feathered feet . Chorus Thy wings are singed , and thou canst fly But slowly now , swift Mercury . Mercury Some lady here is sure to blame , That 68 THE BOOK OF.
... That did descend so fleet ? There is no uphill in the skies , Clouds stay not feathered feet . Chorus Thy wings are singed , and thou canst fly But slowly now , swift Mercury . Mercury Some lady here is sure to blame , That 68 THE BOOK OF.
Page 69
William Stanley Braithwaite. Mercury Some lady here is sure to blame , That from Love's starry skies Hath shot some beam or sent some flame Like lightning from her eyes . Chorus Tax not the stars with what the sun , Too near approached ...
William Stanley Braithwaite. Mercury Some lady here is sure to blame , That from Love's starry skies Hath shot some beam or sent some flame Like lightning from her eyes . Chorus Tax not the stars with what the sun , Too near approached ...
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