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... toil , shall honour soonest find . In woods , in waves , in wars , she wonts to dwell , And will be found with peril and with pain ; Nor can the man that moulds in idle cell , Unto her happy mansion attain ; Before her gate high God did ...
... toil , shall honour soonest find . In woods , in waves , in wars , she wonts to dwell , And will be found with peril and with pain ; Nor can the man that moulds in idle cell , Unto her happy mansion attain ; Before her gate high God did ...
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... toil , and present pleasures chuse . " By this , she had him lulled fast asleep , That of no worldly thing he care did take ; Then she with liquors strong his eyes did steep , That nothing should him hastily awake : So she him left ...
... toil , and present pleasures chuse . " By this , she had him lulled fast asleep , That of no worldly thing he care did take ; Then she with liquors strong his eyes did steep , That nothing should him hastily awake : So she him left ...
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... languor of her late sweet toil , Few drops , more clear than nectar , forth distill'd , That like pure orient pearls adown it trill'd : And her fair eyes sweet smiling in delight A sweet regard , and amiable grace , Mixed with SPENSER . 43.
... languor of her late sweet toil , Few drops , more clear than nectar , forth distill'd , That like pure orient pearls adown it trill'd : And her fair eyes sweet smiling in delight A sweet regard , and amiable grace , Mixed with SPENSER . 43.
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... toil To save herself from that outrageous spoil : But when she looked up , to weet what wight Had her from so infamous fact assoil'd , For shame , but more for fear of his grim sight , Down in her lap she hid her face , and loudly ...
... toil To save herself from that outrageous spoil : But when she looked up , to weet what wight Had her from so infamous fact assoil'd , For shame , but more for fear of his grim sight , Down in her lap she hid her face , and loudly ...
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... toil , which she had tried In savage chace , to rest as seem'd her meet . There she alighting , fell before her feet , And gan to her , her mournful plaint to make , As was her wont : thinking to let her weet The great tormenting grief ...
... toil , which she had tried In savage chace , to rest as seem'd her meet . There she alighting , fell before her feet , And gan to her , her mournful plaint to make , As was her wont : thinking to let her weet The great tormenting grief ...
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