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Page 128
... earth stands still , yet change of changes breedeth . Her plants , which summer ripes , in winter fade ; Each creature in unconstant mother lieth ; Man made of earth , and for whom earth is made , Still dying lives and living ever dieth ...
... earth stands still , yet change of changes breedeth . Her plants , which summer ripes , in winter fade ; Each creature in unconstant mother lieth ; Man made of earth , and for whom earth is made , Still dying lives and living ever dieth ...
Page 373
... earth here and there , And turned up stitches orderly , —at whose end when they were A fellow ever gave their hands full cups of luscious wine , Which emptied , for another stitch the earth they undermine , And long till th ' utmost ...
... earth here and there , And turned up stitches orderly , —at whose end when they were A fellow ever gave their hands full cups of luscious wine , Which emptied , for another stitch the earth they undermine , And long till th ' utmost ...
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... Earth still holds ope her gate ; Come ! come ! the bells do cry . I am sick , I must die . Lord , have mercy on us ! Wit with his wantonness Tasteth death's bitterness ; Hell's executioner Hath no ears for to hear What vain art can ...
... Earth still holds ope her gate ; Come ! come ! the bells do cry . I am sick , I must die . Lord , have mercy on us ! Wit with his wantonness Tasteth death's bitterness ; Hell's executioner Hath no ears for to hear What vain art can ...
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