The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... fire must burn : " Oh pity , " ' gan she cry , " flint - hearted boy ; ' T is but a kiss I beg ; why art thou coy ? " I have been woo'd , as I entreat thee now , Even by the stern and direful god of war , Whose sinewy neck in battle ne ...
... fire must burn : " Oh pity , " ' gan she cry , " flint - hearted boy ; ' T is but a kiss I beg ; why art thou coy ? " I have been woo'd , as I entreat thee now , Even by the stern and direful god of war , Whose sinewy neck in battle ne ...
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... fire that burneth me : And were I not immortal , life were done , Between this heavenly and earthly Sun. " Art thou obdurate , flinty , hard as steel , Nay more than flint , for stone at rain relenteth ; Art thou a woman's son , and ...
... fire that burneth me : And were I not immortal , life were done , Between this heavenly and earthly Sun. " Art thou obdurate , flinty , hard as steel , Nay more than flint , for stone at rain relenteth ; Art thou a woman's son , and ...
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... fire doth assuage ; But when the heart's attorney once is mute The client breaks , as desperate in his suit . He sees her coming , and begins to glow , ( Even as a dying coal revives with wind ) And with his bonnet hides his angry brow ...
... fire doth assuage ; But when the heart's attorney once is mute The client breaks , as desperate in his suit . He sees her coming , and begins to glow , ( Even as a dying coal revives with wind ) And with his bonnet hides his angry brow ...
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... fire , my heart to lead : Heavy heart's lead melt at mine eyes , as fire ! - So shall I die by drops of hot desire . " Alas , poor world , what treasure hast thou lost ! What face remains alive that's worth the viewing ? Whose tongue is ...
... fire , my heart to lead : Heavy heart's lead melt at mine eyes , as fire ! - So shall I die by drops of hot desire . " Alas , poor world , what treasure hast thou lost ! What face remains alive that's worth the viewing ? Whose tongue is ...
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... fire ; Subject and servile to all discontents , As dry combustious matter is to fire ; Sith in his prime death doth my love destroy , They that love best , their love shall not enjoy . " By this , the boy that by her side lay kill'd ...
... fire ; Subject and servile to all discontents , As dry combustious matter is to fire ; Sith in his prime death doth my love destroy , They that love best , their love shall not enjoy . " By this , the boy that by her side lay kill'd ...
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