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My fire of passion , sighes of ayre , Water of teares , and earthly sad despaire , 10 Which my materialls bee , grow . But neere worne out by loves securitie , Shee , to my losse , doth by her death repaire , And I might live long ...
My fire of passion , sighes of ayre , Water of teares , and earthly sad despaire , 10 Which my materialls bee , grow . But neere worne out by loves securitie , Shee , to my losse , doth by her death repaire , And I might live long ...
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From beds of raging fire to starve in ice 600 Thir soft ethereal warmth , and there to pine Immovable , infixt , and frozen round , Periods of time , thence hurried back to fire . They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro ...
From beds of raging fire to starve in ice 600 Thir soft ethereal warmth , and there to pine Immovable , infixt , and frozen round , Periods of time , thence hurried back to fire . They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro ...
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That orbéd maiden with white fire laden , Whom mortals call the Moon , Glides glimmering o'er my fleece - like floor , By the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet , Which only the angels hear , 50 May have ...
That orbéd maiden with white fire laden , Whom mortals call the Moon , Glides glimmering o'er my fleece - like floor , By the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet , Which only the angels hear , 50 May have ...
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Contents
Medieval Lyrics | 1 |
The Franklins Tale | 16 |
The wordes of the Host to the Phisicien | 28 |
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| Title | An Oxford Anthology of English Poetry |
| Editors | Howard Foster Lowry, Willard Thorp |
| Contributor | Margaret Farrand Thorp |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1947 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 1232 pages |
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