The Book of Restoration VerseWilliam Stanley Braithwaite Brentano's, 1910 - 864 pages |
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... her odds ; Who had thought this clime had held A deity so unparalel'd ? ii Song ' ER the smooth enameld green O'E Where no print of step hath been , Follow me as I sing , 7 . And touch the warbled string . Under the II RESTORATION VERSE.
... her odds ; Who had thought this clime had held A deity so unparalel'd ? ii Song ' ER the smooth enameld green O'E Where no print of step hath been , Follow me as I sing , 7 . And touch the warbled string . Under the II RESTORATION VERSE.
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... sing , Or chirp a note , doth now invite Us forth to taste of his delight , In field , in grove , on hill , in dale ... sings she ; From bush to bush , from tree to tree : Why in one place then tarry we ? Come away ! why do we stay ...
... sing , Or chirp a note , doth now invite Us forth to taste of his delight , In field , in grove , on hill , in dale ... sings she ; From bush to bush , from tree to tree : Why in one place then tarry we ? Come away ! why do we stay ...
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... sliding foot , Or at some fruit - tree's mossy root , Casting the body's vest aside , My soul into the boughs does slide : There , like a bird , it sits and sings , 10 . Then whets and combs its silver wings , 15 RESTORATION VERSE.
... sliding foot , Or at some fruit - tree's mossy root , Casting the body's vest aside , My soul into the boughs does slide : There , like a bird , it sits and sings , 10 . Then whets and combs its silver wings , 15 RESTORATION VERSE.
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... sing for her delight . The whilst the bat doth fly about To keep in order all the rout . She on a dewy leaf doth bathe , And as she sits the leaf doth wave : Like a new fallen flake of snow All her white limbs in beauty show . Her ...
... sing for her delight . The whilst the bat doth fly about To keep in order all the rout . She on a dewy leaf doth bathe , And as she sits the leaf doth wave : Like a new fallen flake of snow All her white limbs in beauty show . Her ...
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... sing , ere the rude Bird of Hate Foretell my hopeles doom in som Grove ny : As thou from yeer to yeer hast sung too late For my relief ; yet hadst no reason why , Whether the Muse , or Love call thee his mate , Both them I serve , and ...
... sing , ere the rude Bird of Hate Foretell my hopeles doom in som Grove ny : As thou from yeer to yeer hast sung too late For my relief ; yet hadst no reason why , Whether the Muse , or Love call thee his mate , Both them I serve , and ...
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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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