Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Том 1"These volumes are intended to accompany Mr. Ellis's ... Specimens of the early English poets. That series concludes with reign of Charles II, this begins with that of James his successor."-- Preface. |
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IV . o solitude ! the soul ' s best friend , That man acquainted with himself dost
make , And all his Maker ' s wonders to intend ; With thee I here converse at will ,
And would be glad to do so still ; For it is thou alone that keep ' st the soul awake
...
IV . o solitude ! the soul ' s best friend , That man acquainted with himself dost
make , And all his Maker ' s wonders to intend ; With thee I here converse at will ,
And would be glad to do so still ; For it is thou alone that keep ' st the soul awake
...
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Ah cruel Love ! the honey and the gall , Which thou afford ' st , do equally enthral ;
And all our ills , and all our cures from thee , Are mortal to us in the same degree :
If any of Inconstancy complain , Of broken vows and her unjust disdain , She ...
Ah cruel Love ! the honey and the gall , Which thou afford ' st , do equally enthral ;
And all our ills , and all our cures from thee , Are mortal to us in the same degree :
If any of Inconstancy complain , Of broken vows and her unjust disdain , She ...
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Oh thou betrayer of my liberty , Thou fond deceiver , what ' s the youth to thee !
What has he done , what has he said That thus has conquer ' d or betray ' d ? He
came and saw but ' twas by such a light , As scarce distinguish ' d day from night
...
Oh thou betrayer of my liberty , Thou fond deceiver , what ' s the youth to thee !
What has he done , what has he said That thus has conquer ' d or betray ' d ? He
came and saw but ' twas by such a light , As scarce distinguish ' d day from night
...
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I left thee watching in my eyes And list ' ning in my eare . Discovering weakness
in thy sighs Uneasy with thy fear . Suffering Imagination to deceive , I found thee
willing to believe And with the treacherous shade conspire , To let into thyself a ...
I left thee watching in my eyes And list ' ning in my eare . Discovering weakness
in thy sighs Uneasy with thy fear . Suffering Imagination to deceive , I found thee
willing to believe And with the treacherous shade conspire , To let into thyself a ...
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Break , break , sad heart , unload thy grief , Give , give , thy sorrows way : Seek
out thy only last relief , And thy hard stars obey : Those stars that doom thee to
revere What do ' s themselves outshine . And placed her too in such a sphere
That ...
Break , break , sad heart , unload thy grief , Give , give , thy sorrows way : Seek
out thy only last relief , And thy hard stars obey : Those stars that doom thee to
revere What do ' s themselves outshine . And placed her too in such a sphere
That ...
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