Poetry of the English Renaissance, 1509-1660John William Hebel, Hoyt Hopewell Hudson |
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... sleep . Whilst thus thy lullaby I sing , For thee great blessings ripening be ; Thine eldest brother is a king , And hath a kingdom bought for thee . Sweet baby then forbear to weep ; Be still , my babe , sweet baby , sleep . Sweet baby ...
... sleep . Whilst thus thy lullaby I sing , For thee great blessings ripening be ; Thine eldest brother is a king , And hath a kingdom bought for thee . Sweet baby then forbear to weep ; Be still , my babe , sweet baby , sleep . Sweet baby ...
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... sleep , who fain his eyes in rest would steep . Why then at death do weary mortals weep ? Sleep's but a shorter death , death's but a longer sleep . And now the world , and dreams themselves , were drowned In deadly sleep ; the laborer ...
... sleep , who fain his eyes in rest would steep . Why then at death do weary mortals weep ? Sleep's but a shorter death , death's but a longer sleep . And now the world , and dreams themselves , were drowned In deadly sleep ; the laborer ...
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... Sleep , sleep again , my lyre , For thou canst never tell my humble tale In sounds that will prevail , Nor gentle thoughts in her inspire ; All thy vain mirth lay by , Bid thy strings silent lie ; Sleep , sleep again , my lyre , and let ...
... Sleep , sleep again , my lyre , For thou canst never tell my humble tale In sounds that will prevail , Nor gentle thoughts in her inspire ; All thy vain mirth lay by , Bid thy strings silent lie ; Sleep , sleep again , my lyre , and let ...
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JOHN SKELTON | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY | 27 |
MINOR COURTLY MAKERS OF HENRY VIIIS REIGN | 41 |
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A. B. Grosart A. H. Bullen Astrophel and Stella ballad beauty Ben Jonson birds blood brave breast breath bright crown dance dear death delight divine dost doth earth England's Helicon English epigrams eyes face fair fame fear fire flame flowers Francis Davison George Gascoigne give glory grace Greensleeves grief hand hast hath heart heaven Hero and Leander honor Introduction and Notes J. P. Collier king kiss lady light live London look Lord love's lover Madrigals Mary Ambree mind mistress muse ne'er never night nought pain Petrarch play pleasure poems poetry poets poor praise queen rest rhyme scorn shalt shepherd shine sighs sight sing sleep sorrow soul spring stars sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought true unto verse weep whilst wind words youth