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The Works of Ben Jonson: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a ... - Page 64
by Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875
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Underwoods

Ben Jonson - 1640 - 190 pages
...hath smutch'd it? Ha' you felt the wooll of Bever ? Or Swans Downe ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the Brier? Or the Nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the Bee ? O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she! His discourse with Cupid. NOBLEST Charis, you that are Both my fortune,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...felt the wool I of bever? Or swan's downe ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the brier ? Or the ii, M! in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee > O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she ! V. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID. NOBLEST Charis, you that are Doth my...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 5

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...hath smutch'd it ? Ha' you felt the wooll of bever? Or swan's downc ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the brier ? Or the nard in the fire " Or have tasted the bag ut the bee ' O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she ! V. RIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID. NOBLEST Charis,...
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The Words of the Most Favourite Pieces: Performed at the Glee Club, the ...

Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pages
...it ? Ha' you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o'the bud o'the briar, Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she ! Ben Jonson. i GLEE for Four Voices. CSEVANS. SAY, mighty love, and...
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The British review and London critical journal

1817 - 522 pages
...Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt o' the bud of the briar, Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white ! O so soft ! O so sweet is she !" But in love-odes he is generally inferior to Carew ; and what we...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 82

1818 - 616 pages
...Have you telt the wool of the Ьетег Or swan's down ever ? Or have smelt of the bud o' the briar ? Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? О so white! О so soft ! O so sweet is she !" Mr Hazlitt concludes his second lecture with some...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist

1843 - 588 pages
...,'i''i. •!•«'. • Or swan's down ever? Jifii) fcil). "^,i.. Or have smelt o the bud of the briar ? Or the nard in the fire? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? ' O, so white! O, so soft! O, so sweet W sfcel* _ „ , _ . ' ' ,\cm SttIIOY Lnc gyl'iiii-al Rare Ben! But we must...
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Lectures chiefly on the dramatic literature of the age of Elizabeth

William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...it ? Ha' you felt the wool of beaver f Or swan's down ever? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the briar ? Or the nard in the fire? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? Oh, so white! Oh so soft! Oh so sweet is she!" His Discourse with Cupid, which follows, is infinitely...
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Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth: Delivered at ...

William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...Ha' you felt the wool of beaver ? Or swan's down ever? Or have smelt o' the bud o' the briar 1 • Or the nard in the fire? Or have tasted the bag of the bee '{ Oh, so white! Oh so soft! Oh so sweet is she!" His Discourse with Cupid, which follows, is infinitely...
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Ancient Ballads and Songs, Chiefly from Tradition, Manuscripts, and Scarce ...

Thomas Lyle - 1827 - 272 pages
...Have you felt the wool of the beaver, Or swan's down ever? Or have smell'd of the bud o' the briar? Or the 'nard in the fire? Or have tasted the bag of the bee? O so white! O so soft! O so sweet is she! THE SWEET NEGLECT. STILL to be neat, still to be dress'd, As you were...
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