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Page 129
... poor perdu ! — With this thin helm ? Mine enemy's dog , Though he had bit me , should have stood that night Against my fire . And wast thou fain , poor father , To hovel thee with swine and rogues forlorn , In short and musty straw ...
... poor perdu ! — With this thin helm ? Mine enemy's dog , Though he had bit me , should have stood that night Against my fire . And wast thou fain , poor father , To hovel thee with swine and rogues forlorn , In short and musty straw ...
Page 136
... poor heart would fain deny , and dare not . Macb . Hang out our banners on the outward walls ; The cry is still , ' They come ' ; our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn ; here let them lie Till famine and the ague eat them up ...
... poor heart would fain deny , and dare not . Macb . Hang out our banners on the outward walls ; The cry is still , ' They come ' ; our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn ; here let them lie Till famine and the ague eat them up ...
Page 361
... poor , No , never be poor any more . Anacreontics ( 1 ) Drinking THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain , And drinks and gapes for drink again ; The plants suck in the earth , and are With constant drinking fresh and fair ; The sea itself ...
... poor , No , never be poor any more . Anacreontics ( 1 ) Drinking THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain , And drinks and gapes for drink again ; The plants suck in the earth , and are With constant drinking fresh and fair ; The sea itself ...
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EDMUND SPENSER 15521599 | 1 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 15521618 | 33 |
Chorus of Priests | 49 |
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