The Book of Restoration VerseWilliam Stanley Braithwaite Brentano's, 1910 - 864 pages |
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Page 40
... smiles as from your face proceed : The sun must lend his golden beams , Soft winds their breath , green trees their shade , Sweet fields their flowers , clear springs their streams , Ere such another smile be made : But these concurring ...
... smiles as from your face proceed : The sun must lend his golden beams , Soft winds their breath , green trees their shade , Sweet fields their flowers , clear springs their streams , Ere such another smile be made : But these concurring ...
Page 53
... smiling , she Denied it me ; When straight , her cheeks with tears o'erflown- Now kinder grown- What smiling she'd not let me have Then She weeping gave . you whom scornful beauties awe , Hope yet relief From Love , who tears from smiles ...
... smiling , she Denied it me ; When straight , her cheeks with tears o'erflown- Now kinder grown- What smiling she'd not let me have Then She weeping gave . you whom scornful beauties awe , Hope yet relief From Love , who tears from smiles ...
Page 57
... Smiles , and Flatteries , The Quarrels , Tears , and Perjuries , Numberless , Nameless Mysteries ! And all the little lime - twigs laid By Matchavil the waiting - maid ; I more voluminous should grow ( Chiefly if I like them should tell ...
... Smiles , and Flatteries , The Quarrels , Tears , and Perjuries , Numberless , Nameless Mysteries ! And all the little lime - twigs laid By Matchavil the waiting - maid ; I more voluminous should grow ( Chiefly if I like them should tell ...
Page 61
... smile Heretofore Would have made thy hopes a feast ; Which is more Since thy diet was increased , Than both looks and language too , Or the face itself , can do . Such a province is my hand As , if it thou couldst command Heretofore ...
... smile Heretofore Would have made thy hopes a feast ; Which is more Since thy diet was increased , Than both looks and language too , Or the face itself , can do . Such a province is my hand As , if it thou couldst command Heretofore ...
Page 76
... smile in death to see thee weep . Thy tears may To reinspire have the power My ashes with new fire , Or change me to some flower , Which , planted ' twixt thy breasts , shall grow : Veil'd in this shape , I will Dwell with thee still ...
... smile in death to see thee weep . Thy tears may To reinspire have the power My ashes with new fire , Or change me to some flower , Which , planted ' twixt thy breasts , shall grow : Veil'd in this shape , I will Dwell with thee still ...
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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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Anon ballad beauty blest bold bonny brave breast bright Carterhaugh charms Child Waters Clerk Saunders Countess of Winchilsea dead dear death delight divine dost doth drink Earl ev'ry eyes fair Fair Annie fame fate fear fire flame flowers frae gold grace grave green hand hast hath hear heart Heaven Hind Horn king Kinmont Willie kiss kynge lady light Little Musgrave Litull John live Lord lover Mary Ambree Milton mind mother Muse ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er pain pleasure poets praise Queen quoth Robin Hood Robyn Hode rose round sacred Scottish Border seid shade shine sighs sing sleep smile Song soul stars sweet Tam Lin tears tell thee thine things Thomas Traherne thou art thought tree Twas verse weep Whilst wind wine wings young