Poetry of the English Renaissance, 1509-1660 |
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20 But some do light and never look And seeth not who doth stand in wait , As fish that swallow up the hook And is beguilėd through the bait . But men can look before they leap And be at price for every ware , And pennyworths cast ...
20 But some do light and never look And seeth not who doth stand in wait , As fish that swallow up the hook And is beguilėd through the bait . But men can look before they leap And be at price for every ware , And pennyworths cast ...
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1o Then earth , stand fast , the sky that you benight Will turn again and so restore your glory ; Desire , be steady , hope is your delight , An orb wherein no creature can be sorry , Love being placed above these iniddle regions Where ...
1o Then earth , stand fast , the sky that you benight Will turn again and so restore your glory ; Desire , be steady , hope is your delight , An orb wherein no creature can be sorry , Love being placed above these iniddle regions Where ...
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Keep the truth which thou hast found ; men do not stand In so ill case , that God hath with his hand Signed kings blank charters to kill whom they hate ; Nor are they vicars , but hangmen , to fate . Fool and wretch , wilt thou let thy ...
Keep the truth which thou hast found ; men do not stand In so ill case , that God hath with his hand Signed kings blank charters to kill whom they hate ; Nor are they vicars , but hangmen , to fate . Fool and wretch , wilt thou let thy ...
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JOHN SKELTON | 3 |
SIR THOMAS MORE | 9 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY | 27 |
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