Six Centuries of Great Poetry, Volume 2033Robert Penn Warren, Albert Erskine |
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Page 96
... heaven , earth , and sea : Seeing my flesh must die so soon , And want a head to dine next noon , Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread , Set on my soul an everlasting head . Then am I ready , like a palmer fit , To tread ...
... heaven , earth , and sea : Seeing my flesh must die so soon , And want a head to dine next noon , Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread , Set on my soul an everlasting head . Then am I ready , like a palmer fit , To tread ...
Page 223
... Heaven's eternal King , Of wedded maid and virgin mother born , Our great redemption from above did bring ; For so the holy sages once did sing , That He our deadly forfeit should release , And with His Father work us a perpetual peace ...
... Heaven's eternal King , Of wedded maid and virgin mother born , Our great redemption from above did bring ; For so the holy sages once did sing , That He our deadly forfeit should release , And with His Father work us a perpetual peace ...
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... Heaven's new - born Heir . Such music ( as ' tis said ) Before was never made , But when of old the Sons of Morning sung , While the Creator great His constellations set , And the well - balanced World on hinges hung , And cast the dark ...
... Heaven's new - born Heir . Such music ( as ' tis said ) Before was never made , But when of old the Sons of Morning sung , While the Creator great His constellations set , And the well - balanced World on hinges hung , And cast the dark ...
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Six Centuries of Great Poetry: A Stunning Collection of Classic British ... Robert Penn Warren,Albert Erskine No preview available - 1992 |
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