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... face feir to fonge , With murthes monie mote heo monge , That brid so breme in boure . 3. cloude ] clod . wunne weole ] wealth of joy . y wole forgon ] I will forgo . wyht ] wight . fleme ] banished . 4. Ichot ] I know . burde ] maiden ...
... face feir to fonge , With murthes monie mote heo monge , That brid so breme in boure . 3. cloude ] clod . wunne weole ] wealth of joy . y wole forgon ] I will forgo . wyht ] wight . fleme ] banished . 4. Ichot ] I know . burde ] maiden ...
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... face . lumes ] beams . bleo ] colour suetly swyre ] darling neck . forte ] for to . hue , heo ] she . clannesse ] cleanness , purity . sunflower . parvenke ] periwinkle . solsecle ] won ] wan . 5 . For hire love in slep y slake , 6 ...
... face . lumes ] beams . bleo ] colour suetly swyre ] darling neck . forte ] for to . hue , heo ] she . clannesse ] cleanness , purity . sunflower . parvenke ] periwinkle . solsecle ] won ] wan . 5 . For hire love in slep y slake , 6 ...
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... face , Who like a nymph , like a queen , did appear In her gait , in her grace . She hath left me here alone All alone , as unknown , Who sometime did me lead with herself , And me loved as her own . What's the cause that she leaves you ...
... face , Who like a nymph , like a queen , did appear In her gait , in her grace . She hath left me here alone All alone , as unknown , Who sometime did me lead with herself , And me loved as her own . What's the cause that she leaves you ...
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... face to bear- Balow , la - low ! I cannot choose but ever will Be loving to thy father still ; Where'er he go , where'er he ride , My love with him doth still abide ; In weal or woe , where'er he go , My heart shall ne'er depart him fro ...
... face to bear- Balow , la - low ! I cannot choose but ever will Be loving to thy father still ; Where'er he go , where'er he ride , My love with him doth still abide ; In weal or woe , where'er he go , My heart shall ne'er depart him fro ...
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... face . With lullaby then wink awhile ; With lullaby your looks beguile ; Let no fair face , nor beauty bright , Entice you eft with vain delight . And lullaby my wanton will ; Let reason's rule now reign thy thought ; Since all too late ...
... face . With lullaby then wink awhile ; With lullaby your looks beguile ; Let no fair face , nor beauty bright , Entice you eft with vain delight . And lullaby my wanton will ; Let reason's rule now reign thy thought ; Since all too late ...
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Annabel Lee beauty birds blow bonnie breast breath bright Camelot Clerk Saunders cloud cold Corydon dark Dark Rosaleen dead dear death deep delight dost doth dream earth Edom eyes face fair Fair Annie fear flame flowers frae gone grace grave green hair hame hand happy hath hear heart heaven Kilmeny kiss Lady Lady of Shalott land leave light live look Lord Love's lovers Lycidas maid merry moon morn mother ne'er never night Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er pleasure rose round Samian wine shade shadow shine sigh sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep smile soft song sorrow soul spirit spring stars sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thou hast thought thro Timor Mortis conturbat tree Twas unto voice wawking weep wild wind wine wings youth