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... breathing of action , they selected monarchs and warriors for their heroes : Charlemagne and Roland , Arthur and Merlin , Godfrey and Solyman , were favorites of their muse , and even the legends of ancient mythology furnished them with ...
... breathing of action , they selected monarchs and warriors for their heroes : Charlemagne and Roland , Arthur and Merlin , Godfrey and Solyman , were favorites of their muse , and even the legends of ancient mythology furnished them with ...
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... breath of life , and the result was one of the most exquisite and delightful poems that fancy ever conceived or genius realized . He supposes the Faery Queen presiding at her annual court , which lasted in splendor and festivity for ...
... breath of life , and the result was one of the most exquisite and delightful poems that fancy ever conceived or genius realized . He supposes the Faery Queen presiding at her annual court , which lasted in splendor and festivity for ...
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... Breath'd forth the sound that said , I hate , To me that languish'd for her sake ; But when she saw my woeful state , Straight in her heart did mercy come , Chiding that tongue , that ever sweet Was us'd in giving gentle doom ; And ...
... Breath'd forth the sound that said , I hate , To me that languish'd for her sake ; But when she saw my woeful state , Straight in her heart did mercy come , Chiding that tongue , that ever sweet Was us'd in giving gentle doom ; And ...
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... breath , Paint on floods , till the shore cry to th ' air : With downward looks , still reading on the earth These sad memorials of my love's despair . If this be love - to war against my soul , Lie down to wail , rise up to sigh and ...
... breath , Paint on floods , till the shore cry to th ' air : With downward looks , still reading on the earth These sad memorials of my love's despair . If this be love - to war against my soul , Lie down to wail , rise up to sigh and ...
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... , he lists what she would say to this , And she , although her breath's late exercise Had dealt too roughly with her tender throat , Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note . Alas ! in vain ! for while ( sweet soul 47.
... , he lists what she would say to this , And she , although her breath's late exercise Had dealt too roughly with her tender throat , Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note . Alas ! in vain ! for while ( sweet soul 47.
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