English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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Page 55
... less volume hold All the old text ; or had we changed to gold Their silver ; or disposed into less glass Spirits of virtue , which then scattered was . But ' tis not so : we are not retired , but damped ; And as our bodies , so our ...
... less volume hold All the old text ; or had we changed to gold Their silver ; or disposed into less glass Spirits of virtue , which then scattered was . But ' tis not so : we are not retired , but damped ; And as our bodies , so our ...
Page 271
... Less than the least Of all Thy mercies is my posy still . This on my ring , This by my picture , in my book I write . Whether I sing , Or say , or dictate , this is my delight . Invention rest , Comparisons go play , wit use thy will . Less ...
... Less than the least Of all Thy mercies is my posy still . This on my ring , This by my picture , in my book I write . Whether I sing , Or say , or dictate , this is my delight . Invention rest , Comparisons go play , wit use thy will . Less ...
Page 316
... less appear , That some more timely - happy spirits indueth . Yet , be it less or more , or soon or slow , It shall be still in strictest measure even To that same lot , however mean or high , Toward which Time leads me , and the will ...
... less appear , That some more timely - happy spirits indueth . Yet , be it less or more , or soon or slow , It shall be still in strictest measure even To that same lot , however mean or high , Toward which Time leads me , and the will ...
Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
Copyright | |
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