An Oxford Anthology of English PoetryHoward Foster Lowry, Willard Thorp |
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... tears the quivering heart ! ― Ah ! wherefore not consume it and de- part ! 650 Woe to thee , rash and unrelenting chief ! Vainly thou heap'st the dust upon thy head , Vainly the sackcloth o'er thy limbs dost spread : By that same hand ...
... tears the quivering heart ! ― Ah ! wherefore not consume it and de- part ! 650 Woe to thee , rash and unrelenting chief ! Vainly thou heap'st the dust upon thy head , Vainly the sackcloth o'er thy limbs dost spread : By that same hand ...
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... tears instead of pearls begem ; Another in her wilful grief would break Her bow and wingéd reeds , as if to stem A greater loss with one which was more weak ; And dull the barbéd fire against his frozen cheek . 42 crown or garland XII ...
... tears instead of pearls begem ; Another in her wilful grief would break Her bow and wingéd reeds , as if to stem A greater loss with one which was more weak ; And dull the barbéd fire against his frozen cheek . 42 crown or garland XII ...
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... tears . And blessings on the falling out That all the more endears , When we fall out with those we love And kiss again with tears ! 49 For when we came where lies the child We lost in other years , There above the little grave , O ...
... tears . And blessings on the falling out That all the more endears , When we fall out with those we love And kiss again with tears ! 49 For when we came where lies the child We lost in other years , There above the little grave , O ...
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Sir Walter Raleigh to the Queen | 24 |
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