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1 In his loose traces from the furrow came , And the swink't hedger at his Supper sate ; I saw them under a green mantling vine That crawls along the side of yon small hill , , Plucking ripe clusters from the tender shoots , Their port ...
1 In his loose traces from the furrow came , And the swink't hedger at his Supper sate ; I saw them under a green mantling vine That crawls along the side of yon small hill , , Plucking ripe clusters from the tender shoots , Their port ...
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... wholsom thirst and appetite More grateful , to thir Supper Fruits they fell , Nectarin Fruits which the compliant boughes Yielded them , side - long as they sat recline On the soft downie Bank damaskt with flours : The savourie pulp ...
... wholsom thirst and appetite More grateful , to thir Supper Fruits they fell , Nectarin Fruits which the compliant boughes Yielded them , side - long as they sat recline On the soft downie Bank damaskt with flours : The savourie pulp ...
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SHEELAH : Thy Breeches torn behind , stand gaping wide ; This Petticoat shall save thy dear Back - side ; Nor need I blush , although you feel it wet ; Dermot , I vow , ' tis nothing else but Sweat . DERMOT : At an old stubborn Root I ...
SHEELAH : Thy Breeches torn behind , stand gaping wide ; This Petticoat shall save thy dear Back - side ; Nor need I blush , although you feel it wet ; Dermot , I vow , ' tis nothing else but Sweat . DERMOT : At an old stubborn Root I ...
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Contents
THE ELIZABETHAN PASTORAL II | 11 |
Egloga Tertia | 23 |
Four poems from the Arcadia | 37 |
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| Title | The Penguin Book of English Pastoral Verse |
| Editors | John Barrell, John Bull |
| Publisher | Allen Lane, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713906103, 9780713906103 |
| Length | 539 pages |
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