The Times Book of English VerseEdward Leeson Times Books, 2004 - 703 pages |
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Page 68
... tears did shed As though his floods should quench his flames , which with his tears were bred : ' Alas ! ' quoth he , ' but newly born , in fiery heats I fry , Yet none approach to warm their hearts , or feel my fire , but I ! 5 My ...
... tears did shed As though his floods should quench his flames , which with his tears were bred : ' Alas ! ' quoth he , ' but newly born , in fiery heats I fry , Yet none approach to warm their hearts , or feel my fire , but I ! 5 My ...
Page 350
... tears away , And the dews of night arise ; 6 And I wept both day and night , Your spring and your day are wasted in play , And hid from him my heart's delight . And your winter and night in disguise . So he took his wings and fled ...
... tears away , And the dews of night arise ; 6 And I wept both day and night , Your spring and your day are wasted in play , And hid from him my heart's delight . And your winter and night in disguise . So he took his wings and fled ...
Page 533
... TEARS , IDLE TEARS . . . ' TEARS , idle tears , I know not what they mean , Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart , and gather to the eyes , In looking on the happy autumn - fields , And thinking of the days that ...
... TEARS , IDLE TEARS . . . ' TEARS , idle tears , I know not what they mean , Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart , and gather to the eyes , In looking on the happy autumn - fields , And thinking of the days that ...
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angels appear arms beauty birds BOOK breath bright bring clouds dark dead dear death deep delight doth dream earth eyes face fair fall father fear feel field fire flowers fruit give grace green hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hill hope hour human keep king land leave less light live look Lord lost mind morning move Nature never night o'er once pain passed peace play pleasure rest rise rose round seemed seen side sight sing sleep smile song soon soul sound spirit spring stand stars stood sweet tears tell thee things thou thought tree true truth turned voice wind wings woods youth