The London Book of English VerseEyre & Spottiswoode, 1949 - 874 pages |
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Page 55
Herbert Read. ' It struck her too , ' I thought , for as if afraid She heavily breathed as we trailed ; Till she said ... thought she , ' But even the hardiest , when above their heads Death is impending , shudder at the sight Of barrows ...
Herbert Read. ' It struck her too , ' I thought , for as if afraid She heavily breathed as we trailed ; Till she said ... thought she , ' But even the hardiest , when above their heads Death is impending , shudder at the sight Of barrows ...
Page 186
... thoughts of thee suffice To make dreams truths ; and fables histories ; Enter these arms , for since thou thought'st ... thought thee ( For thou lovest truth ) an angel , at first sight ; But when I saw thou sawest my heart , And knew'st ...
... thoughts of thee suffice To make dreams truths ; and fables histories ; Enter these arms , for since thou thought'st ... thought thee ( For thou lovest truth ) an angel , at first sight ; But when I saw thou sawest my heart , And knew'st ...
Page 533
... thought upon his youth , With eyes , teares , and heart's ruth , Being all with cares yblent , When he thought on years misspent , When his follies came to mind , How fond love had made him blind , And rapt him in a field of woes ...
... thought upon his youth , With eyes , teares , and heart's ruth , Being all with cares yblent , When he thought on years misspent , When his follies came to mind , How fond love had made him blind , And rapt him in a field of woes ...
Contents
Geoffrey Chaucer The Prioresss Tale | 12 |
Christopher Marlowe From Hero and Leander | 13 |
William Shakespeare The Courser and the Jennet from | 14 |
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