Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some of Later Date, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1900 |
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... stands first of the two ( though perhaps the latest written ) is entitled The Sege of I Erlam [ i . e . Jerusalem ] , being The poem properly contains xxi . parts : the word Passus , adopted by the author , seems only to denote the ...
... stands first of the two ( though perhaps the latest written ) is entitled The Sege of I Erlam [ i . e . Jerusalem ] , being The poem properly contains xxi . parts : the word Passus , adopted by the author , seems only to denote the ...
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... Stand here of bricke and stone ; And many a holy vrier , Within these goodly cloysters 15 As ich may say to thee , Che did full often zee . " TRUTH . " Then I must tell thee , father , In truthe and veritiè , A sorte of greater ...
... Stand here of bricke and stone ; And many a holy vrier , Within these goodly cloysters 15 As ich may say to thee , Che did full often zee . " TRUTH . " Then I must tell thee , father , In truthe and veritiè , A sorte of greater ...
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... stand too much on seeming ; If arts and schooles reply , 65 Give arts and schooles the lye . Tell faith it's fled the citie ; Tell how the countrey erreth ; Tell , manhood shakes off pitie ; Tell , vertue least preferreth : And , if ...
... stand too much on seeming ; If arts and schooles reply , 65 Give arts and schooles the lye . Tell faith it's fled the citie ; Tell how the countrey erreth ; Tell , manhood shakes off pitie ; Tell , vertue least preferreth : And , if ...
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... stand ; Like a young courtier , & c . With a new - fangled lady that is dainty , nice and spare , Who never knew what belong'd to good housekeeping or care , Who buyes gaudy - color'd fans to play with wanton air , And seven or eight ...
... stand ; Like a young courtier , & c . With a new - fangled lady that is dainty , nice and spare , Who never knew what belong'd to good housekeeping or care , Who buyes gaudy - color'd fans to play with wanton air , And seven or eight ...
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... stand , Swearing they are at a loss , 5 And chaffing say that's not the way , They must go by Charing - cross . The Parliament to vote it down Conceived it very fitting , 10 For fear it should fall and kill them all In the house , as ...
... stand , Swearing they are at a loss , 5 And chaffing say that's not the way , They must go by Charing - cross . The Parliament to vote it down Conceived it very fitting , 10 For fear it should fall and kill them all In the house , as ...
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