Cyclopędia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 1Robert Chambers Gould and Lincoln, 1854 - Authors, English |
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... heaven , the might of the creator , and his counsel , the glory - father of men ! how he of all wonders , the eternal lord , formed the beginning . He first created for the children of men heaven as a roof , the holy creator ! then the ...
... heaven , the might of the creator , and his counsel , the glory - father of men ! how he of all wonders , the eternal lord , formed the beginning . He first created for the children of men heaven as a roof , the holy creator ! then the ...
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... Heaven . ] Ther is lyf withoute ony deth , And ther is youthe without ony elde ; 1 And ther is alle manner welthe to welde : And ther is rest without ony travaille ; And ther is pees without ony strife , " And ther is alle manner ...
... Heaven . ] Ther is lyf withoute ony deth , And ther is youthe without ony elde ; 1 And ther is alle manner welthe to welde : And ther is rest without ony travaille ; And ther is pees without ony strife , " And ther is alle manner ...
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... heaven receive her colour white : Her golden tressit hairis redomite , 3 Like to Apollo's beamis tho ' they shone , Suld not him blind fro ' love that is perfite ; All love is lost but upon God alone . The Merle said , Love is cause of ...
... heaven receive her colour white : Her golden tressit hairis redomite , 3 Like to Apollo's beamis tho ' they shone , Suld not him blind fro ' love that is perfite ; All love is lost but upon God alone . The Merle said , Love is cause of ...
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... heaven it should ascend : Sae great ane strength was never seen Into the warld with men's een . The wallis of that ... heavens till ascend , Sic languages on them he laid , That nane wist what ane other said ; Where was but ane ...
... heaven it should ascend : Sae great ane strength was never seen Into the warld with men's een . The wallis of that ... heavens till ascend , Sic languages on them he laid , That nane wist what ane other said ; Where was but ane ...
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... heaven's hard disgrace , Or wrath of cruel wight on thee ywrake , Or self - disliked life , doth thee thus wretched make ! If heaven , then none may it redress or blame , Since to his power we all are subject born : If wrathful wight ...
... heaven's hard disgrace , Or wrath of cruel wight on thee ywrake , Or self - disliked life , doth thee thus wretched make ! If heaven , then none may it redress or blame , Since to his power we all are subject born : If wrathful wight ...
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