The Oxford Library of English Poetry, Volume 1John Wain Oxford University Press, 1986 - 443 pages |
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... beauty and thy straying youth , Who lead thee in their riot even there Where thou art forc'd to break a twofold truth ; - Hers , by thy beauty tempting her to thee , Thine , by thy beauty being false to me . XLII THAT thou hast.her , it ...
... beauty and thy straying youth , Who lead thee in their riot even there Where thou art forc'd to break a twofold truth ; - Hers , by thy beauty tempting her to thee , Thine , by thy beauty being false to me . XLII THAT thou hast.her , it ...
Page 176
... beauty still . Three winters cold Have from the forests shook three summers ' pride , Three beauteous springs to yellow autumn turn'd In process of the seasons have I seen , Three April perfumes in three hot Junes burn'd , Since first I ...
... beauty still . Three winters cold Have from the forests shook three summers ' pride , Three beauteous springs to yellow autumn turn'd In process of the seasons have I seen , Three April perfumes in three hot Junes burn'd , Since first I ...
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... beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's successive heir , And beauty slander'd with a bastard's shame : For since each hand hath put on Nature's power , Fairing the foul with Art's false borrow'd face , Sweet beauty hath no name , no ...
... beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's successive heir , And beauty slander'd with a bastard's shame : For since each hand hath put on Nature's power , Fairing the foul with Art's false borrow'd face , Sweet beauty hath no name , no ...
Contents
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