Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 |
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... eyes oft we by gleams of love , Have missed the ball and got sight of our dame , To bait her eyes , which kept the leads above . The gravel ground , with sleeves tied on the helm Of foaming horse , with swords and friendly hearts ; With ...
... eyes oft we by gleams of love , Have missed the ball and got sight of our dame , To bait her eyes , which kept the leads above . The gravel ground , with sleeves tied on the helm Of foaming horse , with swords and friendly hearts ; With ...
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... eyes unstedfast , rolling here and there , Whirl'd each place , as on place that vengeance So was her mind continually in fear , [ brought , Tost and tormented with the tedious thought Of those detested crimes which she had wrought ...
... eyes unstedfast , rolling here and there , Whirl'd each place , as on place that vengeance So was her mind continually in fear , [ brought , Tost and tormented with the tedious thought Of those detested crimes which she had wrought ...
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... eyes that mock the diamond's blaze : Whence comes my woe ? as freely own ; Ah me ! ' twas from a heart like stone . The blushing cheek speaks modest mind , The lips befitting words most kind , The eye does tempt to love's desire , And ...
... eyes that mock the diamond's blaze : Whence comes my woe ? as freely own ; Ah me ! ' twas from a heart like stone . The blushing cheek speaks modest mind , The lips befitting words most kind , The eye does tempt to love's desire , And ...
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... eye of Heaven , shined bright , And made a sunshine in the shady place ; Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly ... eyes he took commandément , And ever by her looks conceived her intent . [ The Bower of Bliss . ] There the most ...
... eye of Heaven , shined bright , And made a sunshine in the shady place ; Did never mortal eye behold such heavenly ... eyes he took commandément , And ever by her looks conceived her intent . [ The Bower of Bliss . ] There the most ...
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... eyes , like stars that dimmed were With darksome cloud , now show their goodly beams More bright than Hesperus his head doth rear . Come now , ye damsels , daughters of delight , Help quickly her to dight : But first come , ye fair ...
... eyes , like stars that dimmed were With darksome cloud , now show their goodly beams More bright than Hesperus his head doth rear . Come now , ye damsels , daughters of delight , Help quickly her to dight : But first come , ye fair ...
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