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... dight . O worlds vainesse ! Whiles thus I did behold , An earthquake shooke the hill from lowest seat , And overthrew this frame with ruine great . III . Then did a sharped spyre of diamond bright , Ten feete each way in square ...
... dight . O worlds vainesse ! Whiles thus I did behold , An earthquake shooke the hill from lowest seat , And overthrew this frame with ruine great . III . Then did a sharped spyre of diamond bright , Ten feete each way in square ...
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... dight your bowres , sith she is dead That was the lady of your holy - dayes ? Let now your blisse be turned into bale , And into plaints convert your ioyous playes , And with the same fill every hill and dale . " Let bagpipe never more ...
... dight your bowres , sith she is dead That was the lady of your holy - dayes ? Let now your blisse be turned into bale , And into plaints convert your ioyous playes , And with the same fill every hill and dale . " Let bagpipe never more ...
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... dight and goolds and daffadillies ; Or like the circlet of a turtle true , In which all colours of the rainbow bee ; Or like faire Phebes garlond shining new , In which all pure perfection one may see . But vaine it is to thinke , by ...
... dight and goolds and daffadillies ; Or like the circlet of a turtle true , In which all colours of the rainbow bee ; Or like faire Phebes garlond shining new , In which all pure perfection one may see . But vaine it is to thinke , by ...
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... dight ; For not by measure of her owne great mynd , And wondrous worth , she mott my simple song , But ioyd that country shepheard ought could fynd Worth harkening to , emongst the learned throng . " Why ? ( said Alexis then ) what ...
... dight ; For not by measure of her owne great mynd , And wondrous worth , she mott my simple song , But ioyd that country shepheard ought could fynd Worth harkening to , emongst the learned throng . " Why ? ( said Alexis then ) what ...
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... or gold of Opher , And in her sex more wonderfull and rare . Ne lesse praise - worthie I Theana read , Whose goodly beames though they be over dight With mourning stole of carefull wydowhead , Yet through that COME HOME AGAINE . 55 55.
... or gold of Opher , And in her sex more wonderfull and rare . Ne lesse praise - worthie I Theana read , Whose goodly beames though they be over dight With mourning stole of carefull wydowhead , Yet through that COME HOME AGAINE . 55 55.
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admyre adorne Alcyon Anchises ARTHUR GORGES aspyre Astrophel Astrophill beames beast beautie behold blisse bowre brest bright celestiall Colin cruell Cynthia darknesse dart deare death delight devize dight dolefull doth earth eccho ring eternall eyes face faire fairest farre fayre flowre fyre GABRIELL HARVEY gentle glorie glorious goodly grace griefe grone happie hart hast hath heart heaven heavenly hight honour immortall ioyes ioyous light live Lord lovers Lycon lyke Lyonesse mightie mourne Muse mynd never night nought Nymphes paine peerlesse price plaine powre praise prayses pride quoth rest seeke seem'd shepheards shew shyning sight sing Sith skie song SONNET sorrow soule spright sunne sweet teares thee theyr things thou doest thought thy selfe trew unto vaine Venus vertue weene whereof Whilest wight wize wont woods worthie wretched wyde
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Page 170 - The more they on it stare. But her sad eyes, still fastened on the ground, Are governed with goodly modesty, That suffers not one look to glance awry Which may let in a little thought unsound.
Page 194 - So every spirit, as it is most pure, And hath in it the more of heavenly light, So it the fairer bodie doth procure To habit in, and it more fairely dight With chearefull grace and amiable sight ; For of the soule the bodie forme doth take ; For soule is forme, and doth the bodie make.
Page 175 - Doe burne, that to us wretched earthly clods In dreadful darknesse lend desired light; And all ye powers which in the same...
Page 166 - Phoebus, father of the Muse If ever I did honour thee aright, Or sing the thing, that mote thy mind delight, Doe not thy servants simple boone refuse, But let this day, let this one day, be myne, Let all the rest be thine.
Page 106 - So purely white they were, That even the gentle streame, the which them bare, Seem'd foule to them, and bad his billowes spare To wet their silken feathers, least they might Soyle their fayre plumes with water not so fayre, And marre their beauties bright, That shone as heavens light, Against their Brydale day, which was not long: Sweete Themmes! runne softly, till I end my Song.
Page 125 - Sweet is the Nut, but bitter is his pill; Sweet is the Broome-flowre, but yet sowre enough; And sweet is Moly, but his root is ill.
Page 108 - So they, enranged well, Did on those two attend, And their best service lend Against their wedding day, which was not long: Sweet Thames run softly, till I end my song.
Page 171 - And bonefiers make all day; And daunce about them, and about them sing, That all the woods may answer, and your eccho ring. Ah ! when will this long weary day have end, And lende me leave to come unto my love ? How slowly do the houres theyr numbers spend ? How slowly does sad Time his feathers move?
Page 169 - And blesseth her with his two happy hands, How the red roses flush up in her cheekes, And the pure snow, with goodly vermill stayne Like crimsin dyde in grayne : That even th...
Page 145 - ... weary chace, Seeing the game from him escapt away, Sits downe to rest him in some shady place, With panting hounds beguiled of their pray...