English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892)Ginn, 1916 - 792 pages |
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... breath ; And still she made a speech full long : " How think'st thou now about my song ? Think'st thou to sing I have no skill Merely because I cannot trill ? Oft am I angered by thy blame , Thou speakest to my hurt and shame ; If I ...
... breath ; And still she made a speech full long : " How think'st thou now about my song ? Think'st thou to sing I have no skill Merely because I cannot trill ? Oft am I angered by thy blame , Thou speakest to my hurt and shame ; If I ...
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... breath 31 30 the earth they lie 32 wither 33 there is none 34 free , 35 generous hence away as 52 vanish 53 the wrong 57 58 69 54 the trustest Vit very wrongly even 61 63 SO pass away delicate 62 capricious hasting away at every time 65 ...
... breath 31 30 the earth they lie 32 wither 33 there is none 34 free , 35 generous hence away as 52 vanish 53 the wrong 57 58 69 54 the trustest Vit very wrongly even 61 63 SO pass away delicate 62 capricious hasting away at every time 65 ...
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... breath blew fast , And then unto her speech she passed . First she began to cry and call Unto the stars of heaven all ; To Wind , to Air , to Sea , to Land now , 3960 3970 She prayed there , holding up her hand , 3980 And unto Hecate ...
... breath blew fast , And then unto her speech she passed . First she began to cry and call Unto the stars of heaven all ; To Wind , to Air , to Sea , to Land now , 3960 3970 She prayed there , holding up her hand , 3980 And unto Hecate ...
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... breath . Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death , So dead alive , of life he drew the breath . 287 The body's rest , the quiet of the heart , The travail's ...
... breath . Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death , So dead alive , of life he drew the breath . 287 The body's rest , the quiet of the heart , The travail's ...
Page 107
... death's door , Fumbling and drivelling as he draws his breath , 335 For brief , the shape and messenger of Death . 1 bare 2 worn with age EDMUND SPENSER ( 1552 ? -1599 ) FROM THE SHEPHEARDS A MIRROR FOR MAGISTRATES 107.
... death's door , Fumbling and drivelling as he draws his breath , 335 For brief , the shape and messenger of Death . 1 bare 2 worn with age EDMUND SPENSER ( 1552 ? -1599 ) FROM THE SHEPHEARDS A MIRROR FOR MAGISTRATES 107.
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