Poetry of the English Renaissance, 1509-1660John William Hebel, Hoyt Hopewell Hudson |
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... earth such music should be found . Whenas her hair , more worth , more pale , than gold , Like silver thread lies wafting in the air , Diana - like she looks , but yet more bold , Cruel in chase , more chaste and yet more fair . Whenas ...
... earth such music should be found . Whenas her hair , more worth , more pale , than gold , Like silver thread lies wafting in the air , Diana - like she looks , but yet more bold , Cruel in chase , more chaste and yet more fair . Whenas ...
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... Earth still holds ope her gate ; Come ! come ! the bells do cry . I am sick , I must die . Lord , have mercy on us ! Wit with his wantonness Tasteth death's bitterness ; Hell's executioner Hath no ears for to hear What vain art can ...
... Earth still holds ope her gate ; Come ! come ! the bells do cry . I am sick , I must die . Lord , have mercy on us ! Wit with his wantonness Tasteth death's bitterness ; Hell's executioner Hath no ears for to hear What vain art can ...
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... earth they count vile dirt and dross , And neither prize Its qualities Nor donor's love . I fain would know How or why men God's goodness disallow . The earth's rare ductile soil , Which duly yields unto the plowman's toil Its fertile ...
... earth they count vile dirt and dross , And neither prize Its qualities Nor donor's love . I fain would know How or why men God's goodness disallow . The earth's rare ductile soil , Which duly yields unto the plowman's toil Its fertile ...
Contents
JOHN SKELTON | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY | 27 |
MINOR COURTLY MAKERS OF HENRY VIIIS REIGN | 41 |
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