Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 |
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Page 302
... eyes below Of that iminortall beautie , there with thee , Which in my weake distraughted mynd I see ; That with the glorie of so goodly sight The hearts of men , which fondly here admyre Faire seeming shewes , and feed on vaine delight ...
... eyes below Of that iminortall beautie , there with thee , Which in my weake distraughted mynd I see ; That with the glorie of so goodly sight The hearts of men , which fondly here admyre Faire seeming shewes , and feed on vaine delight ...
Page 318
... eyes his brand doth light . Heigh ho , were she but mine . Then muse not , nymphs , though I bemore The absence of faire Rosalind , Since for her faire there is a fairer none , Nor for her vertues so divine . Heigh ho , faire Rosalind ...
... eyes his brand doth light . Heigh ho , were she but mine . Then muse not , nymphs , though I bemore The absence of faire Rosalind , Since for her faire there is a fairer none , Nor for her vertues so divine . Heigh ho , faire Rosalind ...
Page 570
... eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires ; As old Time makes these decay , So his flames must waste away . But a smooth and steadfast mind , Gentle thoughts and calm desires : Hearts with equal love combined , Kindle never - dying ...
... eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires ; As old Time makes these decay , So his flames must waste away . But a smooth and steadfast mind , Gentle thoughts and calm desires : Hearts with equal love combined , Kindle never - dying ...
Contents
HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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