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20 Thus fell this Prince of Darkness , once a bright And glorious star ; he wilful turned away His borrowed globe from that eternal light ; Himself he sought , so lost himself : his ray Vanished to smoke , his morning sunk in night ...
20 Thus fell this Prince of Darkness , once a bright And glorious star ; he wilful turned away His borrowed globe from that eternal light ; Himself he sought , so lost himself : his ray Vanished to smoke , his morning sunk in night ...
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60 For when the storms of time have moved Waves on that cheek which was beloved , When a fair lady's face is pined , And yellow spread where red once shined , When beauty , youth , and all sweets leave her , Love may return , but lovers ...
60 For when the storms of time have moved Waves on that cheek which was beloved , When a fair lady's face is pined , And yellow spread where red once shined , When beauty , youth , and all sweets leave her , Love may return , but lovers ...
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It had an odd promiscuous tone , As if he had talked three parts in one ; Which made some think , when he did gabble , They had heard three laborers of Babel , Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once .
It had an odd promiscuous tone , As if he had talked three parts in one ; Which made some think , when he did gabble , They had heard three laborers of Babel , Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once .
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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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