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Page 55
But this were light , did 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 ...
But this were light , did 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 ...
Page 201
... Life To the Honored Mr. End . Porter , Groom of the Bed- chamber to His Majesty Sweet country life , to such unknown Whose lives are others ' , not their own , But serving courts and cities , be Less happy , less enjoying thee .
... Life To the Honored Mr. End . Porter , Groom of the Bed- chamber to His Majesty Sweet country life , to such unknown Whose lives are others ' , not their own , But serving courts and cities , be Less happy , less enjoying thee .
Page 488
Ah , goddess ! would thou couldst thy hand withhold And be less liberal to gold ; Didst thou less value to it give , Of how much care , alas , mightst thou poor man relieve ! To me the sun is more delightful far , And all fair days much ...
Ah , goddess ! would thou couldst thy hand withhold And be less liberal to gold ; Didst thou less value to it give , Of how much care , alas , mightst thou poor man relieve ! To me the sun is more delightful far , And all fair days much ...
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Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
BEN JONSON | 76 |
Copyright | |
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appear arms beauty body bright bring cause century court crown dead death divine Donne doth earth English eternal eyes face fair fall father fear fire flame flowers force friends gave give grace grow hand happy hast hath head heart heaven hope hour keep king land learned leave less light live London look Lord lost Milton mind move nature never night once peace play pleasure poems poetry poets praise rest rise round seems shine sight sing sleep Song soul spirit spring stand stars stay sweet tears tell thee thine things thou thought trees true turn unto verse winds wings write youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | English Poetry of the Seventeenth Century |
| Editor | Roberta Florence Brinkley |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Norton, 1942 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 672 pages |
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