Poetry of the English Renaissance, 1509-1660 |
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And for it is so whirled , is namëd so ; In whose large volume many rules are found Of this new art , which it doth fairly show . For your quick eyes in wand'ring to and fro , From east to west , on no one thing can glance , But , if ...
And for it is so whirled , is namëd so ; In whose large volume many rules are found Of this new art , which it doth fairly show . For your quick eyes in wand'ring to and fro , From east to west , on no one thing can glance , But , if ...
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My wife as I get it , doth spend it away ; And I cannot help it , she saith ; wot ye why ? For wedding and hanging is destiny . I thought when I wed her , she had been a sheep , At board to be friendly , to sleep when I sleep .
My wife as I get it , doth spend it away ; And I cannot help it , she saith ; wot ye why ? For wedding and hanging is destiny . I thought when I wed her , she had been a sheep , At board to be friendly , to sleep when I sleep .
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And give us cause to thank , On bended knees full low , Who saves , who saves , Howe'er the wind doth blow . Our enemies approaching , When we on sea espy , We must resolve incontinent To fight although we die ; With noble resolution We ...
And give us cause to thank , On bended knees full low , Who saves , who saves , Howe'er the wind doth blow . Our enemies approaching , When we on sea espy , We must resolve incontinent To fight although we die ; With noble resolution We ...
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