English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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Page 356
... Chor . She's gone - a manifest serpent by her sting Discovered in the end , till now concealed . Sams . So let her go . God sent her to debase me , And aggravate my folly , who committed To such a viper his most sacred trust Of secrecy ...
... Chor . She's gone - a manifest serpent by her sting Discovered in the end , till now concealed . Sams . So let her go . God sent her to debase me , And aggravate my folly , who committed To such a viper his most sacred trust Of secrecy ...
Page 369
... Chor . Fathers are wont to lay up for their sons ; Thou for thy son art bent to lay out all : Sons wont to nurse their parents in old age ; Thou in old age car'st how to nurse thy son , Made older than thy age through eye - sight lost ...
... Chor . Fathers are wont to lay up for their sons ; Thou for thy son art bent to lay out all : Sons wont to nurse their parents in old age ; Thou in old age car'st how to nurse thy son , Made older than thy age through eye - sight lost ...
Page 370
... Chor . Thy son is rather slaying them : that outcry From slaughter of one foe could not ascend . Man . Some dismal accident it needs must be . What shall we do stay here , or run and see ? Chor . Best keep together here , lest , running ...
... Chor . Thy son is rather slaying them : that outcry From slaughter of one foe could not ascend . Man . Some dismal accident it needs must be . What shall we do stay here , or run and see ? Chor . Best keep together here , lest , running ...
Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
Copyright | |
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