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... rose , A rose but only twa , Till up then started young Tam Lin , Says , ' Lady , thou's pu ' nae mae . ' Why pu's thou the rose , Janet , And why breaks thou the wand ? Or why comes thou to Carterhaugh Withoutten my command ...
... rose , A rose but only twa , Till up then started young Tam Lin , Says , ' Lady , thou's pu ' nae mae . ' Why pu's thou the rose , Janet , And why breaks thou the wand ? Or why comes thou to Carterhaugh Withoutten my command ...
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... rose out of the Oxus stream . But all the Tartar camp along the stream Was hushed , and still the men were plunged in sleep : Sohrab alone , he slept not : all night long He had lain wakeful , tossing on his bed ; But when the grey dawn ...
... rose out of the Oxus stream . But all the Tartar camp along the stream Was hushed , and still the men were plunged in sleep : Sohrab alone , he slept not : all night long He had lain wakeful , tossing on his bed ; But when the grey dawn ...
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... rose and fell , reflectively . Then as between two lifts the candle - flame Sinks to rise stiff , tip - toe , and finger - still , Stretching at length to its ecstatic aim As if from slackness it had drawn its fill , So on knees of ...
... rose and fell , reflectively . Then as between two lifts the candle - flame Sinks to rise stiff , tip - toe , and finger - still , Stretching at length to its ecstatic aim As if from slackness it had drawn its fill , So on knees of ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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