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... stand in stead for thee ; But picture fair of noble acts of mind- That far excels to learn to leave behind , Which will maintain a noble name for aye As Tully's tongue and Cæsar's acts can say ; As Chaucer shows , and eke our moral ...
... stand in stead for thee ; But picture fair of noble acts of mind- That far excels to learn to leave behind , Which will maintain a noble name for aye As Tully's tongue and Cæsar's acts can say ; As Chaucer shows , and eke our moral ...
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... Stand forth , good Piers , thou plowman , by thy name , — Yet so , the sailor saith I do him wrong . That one contends his pains are without peer ; That other saith that none be like to his ; Indeed they labor both exceedingly . But ...
... Stand forth , good Piers , thou plowman , by thy name , — Yet so , the sailor saith I do him wrong . That one contends his pains are without peer ; That other saith that none be like to his ; Indeed they labor both exceedingly . But ...
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... Stand seraphim to see I come not there ; While that fine soil which all these joys did yield , By broken fence is proved a common field . Under a throne I saw a virgin sit , The red and white rose quartered in her face ; Star of the ...
... Stand seraphim to see I come not there ; While that fine soil which all these joys did yield , By broken fence is proved a common field . Under a throne I saw a virgin sit , The red and white rose quartered in her face ; Star of the ...
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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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