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They'll turn me in your arms , lady , Into an esk * and adder ; But hold me fast and fear me not ; I am your bairn's father . ' They'll turn me to a bear sae grim , And then a lion bold , But hold me fast and fear me not , shall love ...
They'll turn me in your arms , lady , Into an esk * and adder ; But hold me fast and fear me not ; I am your bairn's father . ' They'll turn me to a bear sae grim , And then a lion bold , But hold me fast and fear me not , shall love ...
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To arms , to arms ! ' the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies . All side in parties , and begin th ' attack ; Fans clap , silks russle , and tough whalebones crack ; Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts confusedly ...
To arms , to arms ! ' the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies . All side in parties , and begin th ' attack ; Fans clap , silks russle , and tough whalebones crack ; Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts confusedly ...
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Are not they mortal , am not I myself ? But who for men of naught would do great deeds ? Come , thou shalt see how Rustum hoards his fame . But I will fight unknown , and in plain arms ; Let not men say of Rustum , matched In single ...
Are not they mortal , am not I myself ? But who for men of naught would do great deeds ? Come , thou shalt see how Rustum hoards his fame . But I will fight unknown , and in plain arms ; Let not men say of Rustum , matched In single ...
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Contents
I | 1 |
John SKBLTON c 14601529 | 12 |
SIR PHILIP SIDNEY 15541586 | 56 |
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arms beneath bird blood blow breast breath bright called close cloud cold cried dark dead dear death deep dream drew earth eyes face fair fall fate father fear fell fight fire followed gave gazed green grew hair half hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hills hour John King kiss knew lady leave light lips live looked lord mind moon morning mother moved never night o'er once passed Persian rest rise rose round Rustum seemed seen ship side sight sleep smiled soon soul sound spake spirit stand stood strange sweet tears tell thee thing thou thought Till took tree turned Twas voice watch wild wind wood young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Penguin Book of Narrative Verse Part 49 of The Penguin poets |
| Editor | David Herbert |
| Publisher | Middlesex, 1960 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Feb 2005 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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