The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... breed , That thine may live , when thou thyself art dead ; And so in spite of death thou do'st survive , In that thy ... breeding jennet , lusty , young , and proud , Adonis ' trampling courser doth espy , And forth she rushes , snorts ...
... breed , That thine may live , when thou thyself art dead ; And so in spite of death thou do'st survive , In that thy ... breeding jennet , lusty , young , and proud , Adonis ' trampling courser doth espy , And forth she rushes , snorts ...
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... breeding spy , This canker that eats up love's tender spring , This carry - tale , dissensious Jealousy , [ bring ... breed a scarcity , And barren dearth of daughters and of sons , Be prodigal : the lamp that burns by night , Dries ...
... breeding spy , This canker that eats up love's tender spring , This carry - tale , dissensious Jealousy , [ bring ... breed a scarcity , And barren dearth of daughters and of sons , Be prodigal : the lamp that burns by night , Dries ...
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... breed ; But nothing can affection's course control , Or stop the headlong fury of his speed . I know repentant tears ensue the deed , Reproach , disdain , and deadly enmity ; Yet strive I to embrace mine infamy . " This said , he shakes ...
... breed ; But nothing can affection's course control , Or stop the headlong fury of his speed . I know repentant tears ensue the deed , Reproach , disdain , and deadly enmity ; Yet strive I to embrace mine infamy . " This said , he shakes ...
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... breeds months of pain , This hot desire converts to cold disdain : Pure chastity is rifled of her store , And lust , the thief , far poorer than before . Look as the full - fed hound or gorged hawk , Unapt for tender smell or speedy ...
... breeds months of pain , This hot desire converts to cold disdain : Pure chastity is rifled of her store , And lust , the thief , far poorer than before . Look as the full - fed hound or gorged hawk , Unapt for tender smell or speedy ...
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... breeds , iniquity devours : We have no good that we can say is ours , But ill - annexed opportunity Or kills his life , or else his quality . " O Opportunity ! thy guilt is great : ' Tis thou that execut'st the traitor's treason ; Thou ...
... breeds , iniquity devours : We have no good that we can say is ours , But ill - annexed opportunity Or kills his life , or else his quality . " O Opportunity ! thy guilt is great : ' Tis thou that execut'st the traitor's treason ; Thou ...
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Adonis angels ayre bear beauty Ben Jonson blood bloud body breast breath breed brest COUNTESS OF BEDFORD dare dead dear death delight disdaine dost doth Earth EPIGRAM eyes face fair falne fame farre feare fire flames foes give glory God's grace griefe grone hand hate hath haue heart Heaven honour horrour JOHN DONNE king kiss light liv'd live look Lord loue lov'd love's Lucrece lust mind Muse never night nought once paine pleasure poet poison'd poor pow'r praise prince quoth rage rest SATIRE SATIRE III scape scorne seem'd selfe Shakspeare shame shine sight sinne sonne SONNET soul sprite straight strange Sunne sweet tears terrour thee thine things thou art thou hast thought thrall thyself tongue true truth twixt unto verse vertue Whil'st wound