English Poetry of the Seventeenth CenturyRoberta Florence Brinkley |
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... verse . But when I have done so , Some man , his art and voice to show , Doth set and sing my pain , And , by delighting many , frees again Grief , which verse did restrain . To love and grief tribute of verse belongs , But not of such ...
... verse . But when I have done so , Some man , his art and voice to show , Doth set and sing my pain , And , by delighting many , frees again Grief , which verse did restrain . To love and grief tribute of verse belongs , But not of such ...
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... verse he has attained enduring fame . His Prayer to Ben Jonson When I a verse shall make , Know I have prayed thee , For old religion's sake , Saint Ben , to aid me . Make the way smooth for me , When I , thy Herrick , Honoring thee ...
... verse he has attained enduring fame . His Prayer to Ben Jonson When I a verse shall make , Know I have prayed thee , For old religion's sake , Saint Ben , to aid me . Make the way smooth for me , When I , thy Herrick , Honoring thee ...
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... Verses in the Book . It is true that much of his verse is occasional ; and though its appropriateness added to his popularity among his contemporaries , the particular point is often lost to the modern reader . There remains , however ...
... Verses in the Book . It is true that much of his verse is occasional ; and though its appropriateness added to his popularity among his contemporaries , the particular point is often lost to the modern reader . There remains , however ...
Contents
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN ENGLAND | 1 |
JOHN DONNE | 21 |
The Legacy | 30 |
Copyright | |
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