The Oxford Library of English Poetry, Volume 1John Wain Oxford University Press, 1986 - 443 pages |
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Page 82
... gold ? O sinful thought ! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold . They have in England A coin that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold , but that's insculp'd upon ; But here an angel in a golden bed Lies all within ...
... gold ? O sinful thought ! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold . They have in England A coin that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold , but that's insculp'd upon ; But here an angel in a golden bed Lies all within ...
Page 147
... Gold ! yellow , glittering , precious gold ! No , gods , I am no idle votarist . Roots , you clear heavens ! Thus much of this will make black white , foul fair , Wrong right , base noble , old young , coward valiant . Ha ! you gods ...
... Gold ! yellow , glittering , precious gold ! No , gods , I am no idle votarist . Roots , you clear heavens ! Thus much of this will make black white , foul fair , Wrong right , base noble , old young , coward valiant . Ha ! you gods ...
Page 400
... gold or fee , To help thee to thy true - love again , And deliver her unto thee ? ' XIII ' I have no money , ' then quoth the young man , ' No ready gold nor fee , But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be .'- XIV ' How ...
... gold or fee , To help thee to thy true - love again , And deliver her unto thee ? ' XIII ' I have no money , ' then quoth the young man , ' No ready gold nor fee , But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be .'- XIV ' How ...
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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