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... Tell potentates , they live Acting by others ' action , Not loved unless they give , Not strong but by affection : If potentates reply , Give potentates the lie . Tell men of high condition That manage the estate , Their purpose is ...
... Tell potentates , they live Acting by others ' action , Not loved unless they give , Not strong but by affection : If potentates reply , Give potentates the lie . Tell men of high condition That manage the estate , Their purpose is ...
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Tell age it daily wasteth ; Tell honor how it alters ; Tell beauty how she blasteth ; Tell favor how it falters : And as they shall reply , Give every one the lie . Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness ; Tell ...
Tell age it daily wasteth ; Tell honor how it alters ; Tell beauty how she blasteth ; Tell favor how it falters : And as they shall reply , Give every one the lie . Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness ; Tell ...
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... Tell us , for oracles must still ascend For those that crave them at your tomb , Tell us where are those beauties now become , And what they now intend ; Tell us , alas , that cannot tell our grief , Or hope relief . An ode upon a ...
... Tell us , for oracles must still ascend For those that crave them at your tomb , Tell us where are those beauties now become , And what they now intend ; Tell us , alas , that cannot tell our grief , Or hope relief . An ode upon a ...
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A. B. Grosart A. H. Bullen Astrophel and Stella beauty birds blood brave breast breath bright crown dance dear death delight desire divine dost doth earth England's Helicon epigrams eyes face fair fame fear fire flame flowers Francis Davison George Gascoigne give glory grace Greensleeves grief hand hath heart heaven Hero and Leander honor Introduction and Notes king kiss lady light live look Lord love's lover lute Madrigals Mary Ambree mind mistress muse ne'er never night nought nymph pain Petrarch play pleasure poems poetry poets poor praise queen rest scorn shalt shepherd shine sighs sight sing Sith sleep smile song Sonnets sorrow soul spring stars sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought true unto verse wanton weep whilst wind words youth ΙΟ ΙΟ