The Oxford Library of English Poetry: Sackville to KeatsJohn Wain Oxford University Press, 1986 - 511 pages |
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... Dost thou thy flight pursue , when freed From matter's base encumbering weed ? Or dost thou , hid from sight , Wait , like some spell - bound knight , Through blank oblivious years th ' appointed hour To break thy trance and reassume ...
... Dost thou thy flight pursue , when freed From matter's base encumbering weed ? Or dost thou , hid from sight , Wait , like some spell - bound knight , Through blank oblivious years th ' appointed hour To break thy trance and reassume ...
Page 214
... Dost thou know who made thee ? Little Lamb , I'll tell thee , Little Lamb , I'll tell thee : He is called by thy name , For he calls himself a Lamb . He is meek , & he is mild ; He became a little child . I a child , & thou a lamb , We ...
... Dost thou know who made thee ? Little Lamb , I'll tell thee , Little Lamb , I'll tell thee : He is called by thy name , For he calls himself a Lamb . He is meek , & he is mild ; He became a little child . I a child , & thou a lamb , We ...
Page 378
... dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise , Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies , And send'st him , shivering in thy playful spray And howling , to his Gods ...
... dost arise And shake him from thee ; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise , Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies , And send'st him , shivering in thy playful spray And howling , to his Gods ...
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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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