The Oxford Library of English Poetry: Sackville to KeatsJohn Wain Oxford University Press, 1986 - 511 pages |
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... heard the woods and distant waters roar ; Or heard them not , as happy as a boy : The pleasant season did my heart employ : My old remembrances went from me wholly ; And all the ways of men , so vain and melancholy . IV But , as it ...
... heard the woods and distant waters roar ; Or heard them not , as happy as a boy : The pleasant season did my heart employ : My old remembrances went from me wholly ; And all the ways of men , so vain and melancholy . IV But , as it ...
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... heard the dash of oars , I heard the Pilot's cheer ; My head was turned perforce away , And I saw a boat appear . The Pilot and the Pilot's boy , I heard them coming fast : Dear Lord in Heaven ! it was a joy The dead men could not blast ...
... heard the dash of oars , I heard the Pilot's cheer ; My head was turned perforce away , And I saw a boat appear . The Pilot and the Pilot's boy , I heard them coming fast : Dear Lord in Heaven ! it was a joy The dead men could not blast ...
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... heard old dames full many times declare . VI They told her how , upon St. Agnes ' Eve , Young virgins might have visions of delight , And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night , If ceremonies due ...
... heard old dames full many times declare . VI They told her how , upon St. Agnes ' Eve , Young virgins might have visions of delight , And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night , If ceremonies due ...
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CHARLES SACKVILLE EARL Of Dorset 16381706 | 1 |
ANNE COUNTESS OF WINCHILSEA ?16601720 | 10 |
WILLIAM CONGREVE 16701729 | 19 |
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