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Page 258
... breath of men away Who gaze upon her unaware . I would not play her larcenous tricks To have her looks ! She lied and stole , And spat into my love's pure pyx The rank saliva of her soul . And still they sing , the nightingales . I ...
... breath of men away Who gaze upon her unaware . I would not play her larcenous tricks To have her looks ! She lied and stole , And spat into my love's pure pyx The rank saliva of her soul . And still they sing , the nightingales . I ...
Page 268
... breath : ' Now see I by thine eyes that this is done . Speak out : what is it thou hast heard , or seen ? ' And ... breathing hard ; ' My end draws nigh : ' tis time that I were gone . Make broad thy shoulders to receive my weight , And ...
... breath : ' Now see I by thine eyes that this is done . Speak out : what is it thou hast heard , or seen ? ' And ... breathing hard ; ' My end draws nigh : ' tis time that I were gone . Make broad thy shoulders to receive my weight , And ...
Page 386
... breath of air He made in walking slowly to the beach Blew it once off his hands and almost broke it . He laid it at the edge where it could drink . At the first drink it rustled and grew limp . At the next drink it grew invisible . Paul ...
... breath of air He made in walking slowly to the beach Blew it once off his hands and almost broke it . He laid it at the edge where it could drink . At the first drink it rustled and grew limp . At the next drink it grew invisible . Paul ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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