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And made him dreame of loues and lustfull play , That nigh his manly hart did melt away , Bathed in wanton blis and wicked ioy : 420 Then seemed him his Lady by him lay , And to him playnd , how that false winged boy Her chast hart had ...
And made him dreame of loues and lustfull play , That nigh his manly hart did melt away , Bathed in wanton blis and wicked ioy : 420 Then seemed him his Lady by him lay , And to him playnd , how that false winged boy Her chast hart had ...
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Through half the night , Scudding away from snare to snare , I plied ― That anxious visitation ; moon and stars Were shining o'er my head , I was alone , And seemed to be a trouble to the peace That dwelt among them .
Through half the night , Scudding away from snare to snare , I plied ― That anxious visitation ; moon and stars Were shining o'er my head , I was alone , And seemed to be a trouble to the peace That dwelt among them .
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40 ' When nigh without , as in old days , The ancient quire of voice and string Seemed singing words of prayer and praise As they had used to sing : ' While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night , - Thus swells the long familiar sound ...
40 ' When nigh without , as in old days , The ancient quire of voice and string Seemed singing words of prayer and praise As they had used to sing : ' While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night , - Thus swells the long familiar sound ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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