A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay G. Routledge and Sons, 1870 - 602 pages |
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Page 51
... THOU know'st the mask of night is on my face : Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek , For that which thou hast heard me speak to - night . Fain would I dwell on form , fain , fain deny What I have spokÄ™ : but farewell compli ment ...
... THOU know'st the mask of night is on my face : Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek , For that which thou hast heard me speak to - night . Fain would I dwell on form , fain , fain deny What I have spokÄ™ : but farewell compli ment ...
Page 53
... thou dost shame That bloody spoil ; thou slave , thou wretch , thou coward ; Thou little valiant , great in villany ! Thou ever strong upon the stronger side ! Thou Fortune's champion that dost never . fight But when her humorous ...
... thou dost shame That bloody spoil ; thou slave , thou wretch , thou coward ; Thou little valiant , great in villany ! Thou ever strong upon the stronger side ! Thou Fortune's champion that dost never . fight But when her humorous ...
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... THOU GO WITH ME ? O NANNY , wilt thou go with me , Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town ? Can silent glens have charms for thee , - The lowly cot and russet gown ? No longer drest in silken sheen , - No longer deck'd with jewels rare ...
... THOU GO WITH ME ? O NANNY , wilt thou go with me , Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town ? Can silent glens have charms for thee , - The lowly cot and russet gown ? No longer drest in silken sheen , - No longer deck'd with jewels rare ...
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