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Page 188
The Night Piece , to Julia Her eyes the glowworm lend thee ; The shooting stars attend thee ; And the elves also , Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire , befriend thee . No will - o ' - the - wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake or ...
The Night Piece , to Julia Her eyes the glowworm lend thee ; The shooting stars attend thee ; And the elves also , Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire , befriend thee . No will - o ' - the - wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake or ...
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If not possessed , if not enjoyed in Thee What's earth , or sea , or air , or heaven ? The highest honors that the world can boast Are subjects far too low for my desire ; The brightest beams of glory are , at most , But dying sparkles ...
If not possessed , if not enjoyed in Thee What's earth , or sea , or air , or heaven ? The highest honors that the world can boast Are subjects far too low for my desire ; The brightest beams of glory are , at most , But dying sparkles ...
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Glad at their own home now to meet thee . All thy good works which went before And waited for thee at the door Shall own thee there ; and all in one Weave a constellation Of crowns , with which the King , thy spouse , Shall build up thy ...
Glad at their own home now to meet thee . All thy good works which went before And waited for thee at the door Shall own thee there ; and all in one Weave a constellation Of crowns , with which the King , thy spouse , Shall build up thy ...
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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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