The Oxford Library of English Poetry, Volume 1John Wain Oxford University Press, 1986 - 443 pages |
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Page 283
... arms and longing wait The signal to ascend , sit ling'ring here , Heav'n's fugitives , and for their dwelling - place Accept this dark opprobrious den of shame , The prison of his tyranny who reigns By our delay ? No , let us rather ...
... arms and longing wait The signal to ascend , sit ling'ring here , Heav'n's fugitives , and for their dwelling - place Accept this dark opprobrious den of shame , The prison of his tyranny who reigns By our delay ? No , let us rather ...
Page 294
... arms . Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpet's regal sound the great result . Toward the four winds four speedy Cherubim Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy By herald's voice explained ; the hollow abyss Heard far ...
... arms . Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpet's regal sound the great result . Toward the four winds four speedy Cherubim Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy By herald's voice explained ; the hollow abyss Heard far ...
Page 413
... Arms and honour , Arms and honour , Set the martial mind on fire , And kindle manly rage . Mars has looked the sky to red ; And peace , the lazy good , is fled . Plenty , peace , and pleasure fly ; The sprightly green In woodland ...
... Arms and honour , Arms and honour , Set the martial mind on fire , And kindle manly rage . Mars has looked the sky to red ; And peace , the lazy good , is fled . Plenty , peace , and pleasure fly ; The sprightly green In woodland ...
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EDMUND SPENSER 15521599 | 1 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 15521618 | 33 |
FULKE GREVILLE LORD BROOKE 15541628 | 49 |
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Alan a Dale angel arms ASTROPHEL AND STELLA beauty behold blessed blood breast breath bright Cæsar crown dark dead dear death deep delight doth dreadful earth eccho ring English poetry eyes face fair fear fire flames flowers fools gentle glory gold grace Greensleeves grief hand happy hast hath haue head hear heart heav'n hell Himen honour king kiss Lady light limbeck lips live look lord loue love's Lycidas mind Momus nature neuer never night Nymphes o'er pain peace pity pleasure poison'd praise rage rest Robin Hood sigh sight sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep song sorrow soul speak spirits stand stay stood sweet Sycorax tears tell thee thence thine things thou art thou hast thought thyself unto Vpon W. H. Auden weep wind wings youth