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Page 29
... Heaven , erd , se , man , bird and best , — He that is crownit abone the sky Pro nobis Puer natus est ! attour ] over , above . best ] beast . perst ] pierced . raiss ] rose . 21 . I Lament for the Makers THAT in heill 29 WILLIAM DUNBAR.
... Heaven , erd , se , man , bird and best , — He that is crownit abone the sky Pro nobis Puer natus est ! attour ] over , above . best ] beast . perst ] pierced . raiss ] rose . 21 . I Lament for the Makers THAT in heill 29 WILLIAM DUNBAR.
Page 95
... Heaven's sun doth gently waste ! But my Sun's heavenly eyes View not your weeping , That now lies sleeping Softly , now softly lies Sleeping . Sleep is a reconciling , A rest that peace begets ; Doth not the sun rise smiling When fair ...
... Heaven's sun doth gently waste ! But my Sun's heavenly eyes View not your weeping , That now lies sleeping Softly , now softly lies Sleeping . Sleep is a reconciling , A rest that peace begets ; Doth not the sun rise smiling When fair ...
Page 103
... , like quiet palmer , Travelleth towards the land of heaven ; Over the silver mountains , Where spring the nectar fountains : There will I kiss The bowl of bliss ; 78 . 79 . And drink mine everlasting fill Upon 103 SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
... , like quiet palmer , Travelleth towards the land of heaven ; Over the silver mountains , Where spring the nectar fountains : There will I kiss The bowl of bliss ; 78 . 79 . And drink mine everlasting fill Upon 103 SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
Page 130
... heaven's gate she claps her wings , The morn not waking till she sings . Hark , hark , with what a pretty throat Poor robin redbreast tunes his note ! Hark how the jolly cuckoos sing Cuckoo ! to welcome in the spring ! Cuckoo ! to ...
... heaven's gate she claps her wings , The morn not waking till she sings . Hark , hark , with what a pretty throat Poor robin redbreast tunes his note ! Hark how the jolly cuckoos sing Cuckoo ! to welcome in the spring ! Cuckoo ! to ...
Page 144
... heaven , nothing woe . Ah ! were her heart relenting as her hand , That seems to melt even with the mildest touch , Then knew I where to seat me in a land Under wide heavens , but yet there is not such . So as she shows she seems the ...
... heaven , nothing woe . Ah ! were her heart relenting as her hand , That seems to melt even with the mildest touch , Then knew I where to seat me in a land Under wide heavens , but yet there is not such . So as she shows she seems the ...
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