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... Seemed the heauens with the earth did disagree , Whether should of those ashes keeper bee . At last me seem'd wing footed Mercurie , From heauen descending to appease their strife , The Arke did beare with him aboue the skie , And to ...
... Seemed the heauens with the earth did disagree , Whether should of those ashes keeper bee . At last me seem'd wing footed Mercurie , From heauen descending to appease their strife , The Arke did beare with him aboue the skie , And to ...
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John Wain. When God hath show'red the earth ; so lovely seemed That landscape . And of pure now purer air Meets his approach , and to the heart inspires Vernal delight and joy , able to drive All sadness but despair ; now gentle gales ...
John Wain. When God hath show'red the earth ; so lovely seemed That landscape . And of pure now purer air Meets his approach , and to the heart inspires Vernal delight and joy , able to drive All sadness but despair ; now gentle gales ...
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... seemed lords of all , And worthy seemed , for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone , Truth , wisdom , sanctitude severe and pure , Severe but in true filial freedom placed ; Whence true authority in men ; though ...
... seemed lords of all , And worthy seemed , for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone , Truth , wisdom , sanctitude severe and pure , Severe but in true filial freedom placed ; Whence true authority in men ; though ...
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EDMUND SPENSER 15521599 | 1 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 15521618 | 33 |
Chorus of Priests | 49 |
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Alan a Dale angel arms beauty Beelzebub behold blood breast breath bright burning lake crown dark dead dear death deep delight doth dreadful earth eternal eyes face fair fame fate fear fire flames flowers fools gentle glory gold GOLDEN slumbers grace Greensleeves hand happy hast hath head heart heav'n hell honour king kiss light limbeck live look Lord loue love's lute Lycidas Lyre mighty mind Momus Nature never night Nymphes o'er pain peace pleasure poison'd praise rage reign rest Robin Hood Satan scape shade sighing sight sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep soft song soul spirits stay stood sweet taste tears tell Thammuz thee thence thine things thou art thou dost thou hast thought thyself unto Vpon W. H. Auden weep wind wings youth