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Page 174 - Se tu riguardi Luni ed Urbisaglia, Come son ite, e come se ne vanno Diretro ad esse Chiusi e Sinigaglia: Udir, come le schiatte si disfanno, Non ti parrà nuova cosa nè forte, Poscia che le cittadi termine hanno.
Page 176 - Then saw I many broken hinted sights In the uncertain state I stepp'd into. Meseem'd to be I know not in what place, Where ladies through the street, like mournful lights, Ran with loose hair, and eyes that frighten'd you By their own terror, and a pale amaze: The while, little by little, as I thought, The sun ceased, and the stars began to gather, And each wept at the other...
Page 109 - Myrrha for the lute and voice : Next Corinna, for her wit, And the graceful use of it : With Perilla : all are gone ; Only Herrick's left alone For to number sorrow by Their departures hence, and die.
Page 176 - ware of one, hoarse and tired out, Who ask'd of me: 'Hast thou not heard it said? . . . Thy lady, she that was so fair, is dead.
Page 95 - Downe a downe, hay down, hay downe There were three ravens sat on a tree, With a downe There were three ravens sat on a tree, They were as blacke as they might be. With a downe derrie, derrie, derrie, downe, downe The one of them said to his mate, "Where shall we our breakefast take?
Page 132 - I farther observed, that I loved books, and that if I could but be a bookseller I should then have plenty of books to read, which was the greatest motive I could conceive to induce me to make the attempt.
Page 109 - UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESSES. I HAVE lost, and lately, these Many dainty mistresses : Stately Julia, prime of all : Sappho next, a principal : Smooth Anthea for a skin White, and heaven-like crystalline : Sweet Electra, and the choice...
Page 174 - Le vostre cose tutte hanno lor morte Sì come voi ; ma celasi in alcuna Che dura molto, e le vite son corte. E come il volger del ciel della luna Copre ed iscopre i liti senza posa, Così fa di Fiorenza la fortuna ; Per che non dee parer mirabil cosa Ciò ch' io dirò degli alti Fiorentini, Onde la fama nel tempo é nascosa.
Page 176 - Then lifting up mine eyes, as the tears came, I saw the Angels, like a rain of manna, In a long flight flying back Heavenward; Having a little cloud in front of them, After the which they went and said, 'Hosanna'; And if they had said more, you should have heard.
Page 168 - Quella lettura, e scolorocci il viso : Ma solo un punto fu quel che ci vinse. Quando leggemmo il disiato riso Esser baciato da cotanto amante, Questi, che mai da me non fia diviso, La bocca mi baciò tutto tremante. Galeotto fu il libro, e chi lo scrisse : Quel giorno più non vi leggemmo avante.