The Poems of William Shakespeare: Comprehending Venus and Adonis, Tarquin and Lucrece, and Poems on Several OccasionsMunroe, Francis and Parker, 1808 - 204 pages |
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... lest thy hard heart do steel it ? And being steel'd , soft sighs can never grave it ; Then love's deep groans I never shall regard , Because Adonis ' heart had made mine hard . For shame ! he cries , let go and let me go , My day's ...
... lest thy hard heart do steel it ? And being steel'd , soft sighs can never grave it ; Then love's deep groans I never shall regard , Because Adonis ' heart had made mine hard . For shame ! he cries , let go and let me go , My day's ...
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... taste , Being nurse and feeder of the other four . Would they not wish the feast should ever last , And bid suspicion double lock the door ; Lest jealousy , that sour unwelcome guest , Should by 20 VENUS AND ADONIS .
... taste , Being nurse and feeder of the other four . Would they not wish the feast should ever last , And bid suspicion double lock the door ; Lest jealousy , that sour unwelcome guest , Should by 20 VENUS AND ADONIS .
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... Lest jealousy , that sour unwelcome guest , Should by his stealing in disturb the feast . Once more the ruby - colour'd portal open'd , Which to his speech did honey passage yield ; Like a red morn , that ever yet betoken'd Wreck to the ...
... Lest jealousy , that sour unwelcome guest , Should by his stealing in disturb the feast . Once more the ruby - colour'd portal open'd , Which to his speech did honey passage yield ; Like a red morn , that ever yet betoken'd Wreck to the ...
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... Lest she should steal a kiss , and die forsworn . Now of this dark night I perceive the reason , Cynthia for shame obscures her silver shrine , Till forging nature be condemn'd of treason , For stealing moulds from heaven , that were ...
... Lest she should steal a kiss , and die forsworn . Now of this dark night I perceive the reason , Cynthia for shame obscures her silver shrine , Till forging nature be condemn'd of treason , For stealing moulds from heaven , that were ...
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... Lest the deceiving harmony should run Into the quiet closure of my breast ; And then my little heart were quite undone , In his bed - chamber to be barr'd of rest . No , lady , no , my heart longs not to groan , But soundly sleeps ...
... Lest the deceiving harmony should run Into the quiet closure of my breast ; And then my little heart were quite undone , In his bed - chamber to be barr'd of rest . No , lady , no , my heart longs not to groan , But soundly sleeps ...
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Adonis art thou bear beauteous beauty beauty's behold blood blushing breast breath brow cheeks Colatine dead dear death deeds delight desire dost thou doth face fair fair lord false fame fear fire flowers foul gainst gentle give grace grief groans hand hate hath hear heart heaven Helen hide honour Ilium Jove king kiss Laomedon Lest lips live looks love's love's fire Lucrece Lucretius lust may'st Menelaus mind never night numbers o'er pale Phrygian pity pleasure poison'd poor praise Priam Procris proud queen quoth rage rich seem'd Sextus Tarquinius shalt shame sighs sight sorrow soul strive swear sweet Tarquin tears Tereu thee Theseus thine eye thing thou art thou dost thou wilt thought thro thy love thyself time's tongue Troy true truth unto Venus VENUS AND ADONIS vex'd weep Whilst wind wound youth
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