The Penguin Book of Bird PoetryPeggy Munsterberg Allen Lane, 1980 - 361 pages |
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Page 178
... sight of lure Doth stoop in hope to have her wishëd prey . So many men do stoop to sights unsure , And courteous speech doth keep them at the bay . Let them beware lest friendly looks be like The lure , whereat the soaring hawk did ...
... sight of lure Doth stoop in hope to have her wishëd prey . So many men do stoop to sights unsure , And courteous speech doth keep them at the bay . Let them beware lest friendly looks be like The lure , whereat the soaring hawk did ...
Page 220
... sight tore up my ancient wound ; And whilst you wept , alas , I cried , Columbo and Adonis died . Weep , all ye streams ; ye mountains , groan : I mourn Columbo dead and gone ; Still let my tender grief complain , Nor day nor night that ...
... sight tore up my ancient wound ; And whilst you wept , alas , I cried , Columbo and Adonis died . Weep , all ye streams ; ye mountains , groan : I mourn Columbo dead and gone ; Still let my tender grief complain , Nor day nor night that ...
Page 270
... hover ; There ! where the flutter of his wings Upon his back and body flings Shadows and sunny glimmerings , That cover him all over . My dazzled sight he oft deceives , A brother of 270 William Wordsworth The Green Linnet.
... hover ; There ! where the flutter of his wings Upon his back and body flings Shadows and sunny glimmerings , That cover him all over . My dazzled sight he oft deceives , A brother of 270 William Wordsworth The Green Linnet.
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