The Book of Restoration VerseWilliam Stanley Braithwaite Brentano's, 1910 - 864 pages |
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Page 102
... never to one man allow Time to discover worlds , and conquer too ; Nor can so short a line sufficient be To fathom the vast depths of nature's sea : The work he did we ought t ' admire , And were unjust if we should more require From ...
... never to one man allow Time to discover worlds , and conquer too ; Nor can so short a line sufficient be To fathom the vast depths of nature's sea : The work he did we ought t ' admire , And were unjust if we should more require From ...
Page 123
... and causes , we shall see That thus it needs must be , To things immortal time can do no wrong , And that which never is to die , for ever must be young . A. Cowley 86. Upon Tom of Christ Church , Oxford ' HOU 123 RESTORATION VERSE.
... and causes , we shall see That thus it needs must be , To things immortal time can do no wrong , And that which never is to die , for ever must be young . A. Cowley 86. Upon Tom of Christ Church , Oxford ' HOU 123 RESTORATION VERSE.
Page 124
... never should drink more , So that the reckoning after nine Is larger now than that before . Release this tongue which erst could say ' Home , scholars ; Drawer , what's to pay ? ' So thou of order shall be founder , Making a ruler for ...
... never should drink more , So that the reckoning after nine Is larger now than that before . Release this tongue which erst could say ' Home , scholars ; Drawer , what's to pay ? ' So thou of order shall be founder , Making a ruler for ...
Page 139
... never shuts his eye , Up in the broad fields of the sky : There I suck the liquid ayr All amidst the Gardens fair Of Hesperus , and his daughters three That sing about the golden tree : Along the crispèd shades and bowres Revels the ...
... never shuts his eye , Up in the broad fields of the sky : There I suck the liquid ayr All amidst the Gardens fair Of Hesperus , and his daughters three That sing about the golden tree : Along the crispèd shades and bowres Revels the ...
Page 141
... never winneth any ground ; Or th ' dying scion of a vine That rather breaks than it will twine ; Or th ' sightless mole whose life is spent Divided from her element ; Or plants removed from Tagus ' shore Who never bloom nor blossom more ...
... never winneth any ground ; Or th ' dying scion of a vine That rather breaks than it will twine ; Or th ' sightless mole whose life is spent Divided from her element ; Or plants removed from Tagus ' shore Who never bloom nor blossom more ...
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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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