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10 The burning babe As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow , Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow ; And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near , A pretty babe all burning bright did ...
10 The burning babe As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow , Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow ; And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near , A pretty babe all burning bright did ...
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When laurel spirts i ' th ' fire , and when the hearth Smiles to itself and gilds the roof with mirth ; When up the thyrse is raised , and when the sound Of sacred orgies flies — A round , a round ! When the rose reigns , and locks with ...
When laurel spirts i ' th ' fire , and when the hearth Smiles to itself and gilds the roof with mirth ; When up the thyrse is raised , and when the sound Of sacred orgies flies — A round , a round ! When the rose reigns , and locks with ...
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10 But thou art fire , sacred and hallowed fire , And I but earth and clay . Should I presume To wear thy habit , the severe attire , My slender compositions might consume . I am both foul and brittle , much unfit To deal in holy writ .
10 But thou art fire , sacred and hallowed fire , And I but earth and clay . Should I presume To wear thy habit , the severe attire , My slender compositions might consume . I am both foul and brittle , much unfit To deal in holy writ .
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Contents
SIR THOMAS MORE | 9 |
GEORCE GASCOIGNE | 99 |
SIR Philip SIDNEY | 105 |
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| Title | Poetry of the English Renaissance, 1509-1660 |
| Editors | John William Hebel, Hoyt Hopewell Hudson |
| Publisher | F.S. Crofts & Company, 1944 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 1068 pages |
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