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Page 178
... Death ? and are there two ? Is death that woman's mate ? " Her lips were red , her looks were free , Her locks were yellow as gold : Her skin was as white as leprosy , The Nightmare Life - in - Death was she , Who thicks man's blood ...
... Death ? and are there two ? Is death that woman's mate ? " Her lips were red , her looks were free , Her locks were yellow as gold : Her skin was as white as leprosy , The Nightmare Life - in - Death was she , Who thicks man's blood ...
Page 467
... death and of birth ; And wrought with weeping and laughter , And fashioned with loathing and love , With life before and after And death beneath and above , For a day and a night and a morrow , That his strength might endure for a span ...
... death and of birth ; And wrought with weeping and laughter , And fashioned with loathing and love , With life before and after And death beneath and above , For a day and a night and a morrow , That his strength might endure for a span ...
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... Death . He who shall teach the child to doubt The rotting grave shall ne'er get out . He who respects the infant's faith Triumphs over Hell and Death . 80 90 The child's toys and the old man's reasons Are the fruits of the two seasons ...
... Death . He who shall teach the child to doubt The rotting grave shall ne'er get out . He who respects the infant's faith Triumphs over Hell and Death . 80 90 The child's toys and the old man's reasons Are the fruits of the two seasons ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE POETRY | 38 |
EDMUND SPENSER | 42 |
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