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Anonymous It befel on Whitsontide , Erly in a May morning , The son up feyre can shine , And the briddis mery can sing . “ This is a mery morning , ' seid Litull John , ' Be Him that died on tree ; A more mery man than I am one Lives ...
Anonymous It befel on Whitsontide , Erly in a May morning , The son up feyre can shine , And the briddis mery can sing . “ This is a mery morning , ' seid Litull John , ' Be Him that died on tree ; A more mery man than I am one Lives ...
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Dryden Supplied with birds , the choristers of love ; Music unbought , that ministered delight To morning - walks , and lulled his cares by night . There he discharged his friends , but not th ' expense Of frequent treats and proud ...
Dryden Supplied with birds , the choristers of love ; Music unbought , that ministered delight To morning - walks , and lulled his cares by night . There he discharged his friends , but not th ' expense Of frequent treats and proud ...
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INDEX OF FIRST LINES 361 398 A man came slowly from the setting sun A snake came to my water - trough All day we had ridden through scarred , tawny hills Alone he rode – from head to heel And the first grey of morning filled the east ...
INDEX OF FIRST LINES 361 398 A man came slowly from the setting sun A snake came to my water - trough All day we had ridden through scarred , tawny hills Alone he rode – from head to heel And the first grey of morning filled the east ...
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