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... and wanton winds and gushing brooks , On whose fresh lap the swart star 37 sparely looks , Throw hither all your quaint enameled eyes , That on the green turf suck the honied showers , And purple all the ground with vernal flowers .
... and wanton winds and gushing brooks , On whose fresh lap the swart star 37 sparely looks , Throw hither all your quaint enameled eyes , That on the green turf suck the honied showers , And purple all the ground with vernal flowers .
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The transformation by some deity of a mortal into a plant or flower was a favorite symbol of immortality in the classical myths . It is recalled in Milton's reference to " that sanguine flower inscrib'd with woe " ( 1.
The transformation by some deity of a mortal into a plant or flower was a favorite symbol of immortality in the classical myths . It is recalled in Milton's reference to " that sanguine flower inscrib'd with woe " ( 1.
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SUN - FLOWER 1 Ah , Sun - flower ! weary of time , Who countest the steps of the Sun , Seeking after that sweet golden ... And “ Thou shalt not ” writ over the door ; So I turn'd to the Garden of Love That so many sweet flowers bore ...
SUN - FLOWER 1 Ah , Sun - flower ! weary of time , Who countest the steps of the Sun , Seeking after that sweet golden ... And “ Thou shalt not ” writ over the door ; So I turn'd to the Garden of Love That so many sweet flowers bore ...
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Contents
Poems | 36 |
of the Queens Navee 50 LAWRENCE Snake 51 JEFFERS Hurt | 57 |
West Wind 68 HERRICK An Ode for Ben Jonson 71 GRAY Elegy | 76 |
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| Title | The Dimensions of Poetry: A Critical Anthology |
| Editors | James Edwin Miller, Bernice Slote |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1966 |
| Length | 742 pages |
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