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Page 192
... grown ; Were I a man , that I were one , I needs must know ; I should prefer , If I were any beast , Some ends , some means ; yea plants , yea stones detest , And love ; all , all some properties invest ; If I an ordinary nothing were ...
... grown ; Were I a man , that I were one , I needs must know ; I should prefer , If I were any beast , Some ends , some means ; yea plants , yea stones detest , And love ; all , all some properties invest ; If I an ordinary nothing were ...
Page 423
... grows , And out upon each other's wings they drive . 229 Now streets grow throng'd and busy as by day : Some run for buckets to the hallow'd quire : Some cut the pipes , and some the engines play ; And some more bold mount ladders to ...
... grows , And out upon each other's wings they drive . 229 Now streets grow throng'd and busy as by day : Some run for buckets to the hallow'd quire : Some cut the pipes , and some the engines play ; And some more bold mount ladders to ...
Page 426
... grow suppliant , and poor grow proud : Those offer mighty gain , and these ask more ; So void of pity is th ' ignoble crowd , When others ' ruin may increase their store . 251 As those who live by shores with joy behold Some wealthy ...
... grow suppliant , and poor grow proud : Those offer mighty gain , and these ask more ; So void of pity is th ' ignoble crowd , When others ' ruin may increase their store . 251 As those who live by shores with joy behold Some wealthy ...
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EDMUND SPENSER 15521599 | 1 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 15521618 | 33 |
Chorus of Priests | 49 |
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