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... on the shaft that made him die , Espied a feather of his own , Wherewith he wont to soar so high.2 To a Lady singing a Song of his Composing . The yielding marble of her snowy breast . On a Lady passing through a Crowd of People . 1 ...
... on the shaft that made him die , Espied a feather of his own , Wherewith he wont to soar so high.2 To a Lady singing a Song of his Composing . The yielding marble of her snowy breast . On a Lady passing through a Crowd of People . 1 ...
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... on the shaft that made him die Espied a feather of his own , Wherewith he wont to soar so high . Waller , To a Lady singing a Song of his Composing . Like a young eagle , who has lent his plume To fledge the shaft by which he meets his ...
... on the shaft that made him die Espied a feather of his own , Wherewith he wont to soar so high . Waller , To a Lady singing a Song of his Composing . Like a young eagle , who has lent his plume To fledge the shaft by which he meets his ...
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Acti angels Beaumont and Fletcher beauty blessed Book breath Cæsar Canto Canto iii Childe Harold's Pilgrimage dark dead dear death Devil doth dream Dryden Dunciad earth Eccles Eloisa to Abelard Epistle Epitaph Essay eyes Faerie Queene fair fear flower fool give glory grave hand happy hast hath heart heaven Henry honour hope Hudibras Ibid JOHN Julius Cæsar King Lady Letter light Line live Lord man's Matt mind morning nature ne'er never Night numbers o'er Paradise Lost peace pleasure Plutarch Pope Prologue Prov Proverbs Satire Satire vi Shakespeare sigh sleep smile Song Song of Solomon Sonnet sorrow soul Speech spirit Stanza stars sweet tears thee There's thine things THOMAS thought truth unto viii virtue voice weep wind wise woman words young youth