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" Every thing did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone : She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity :  "
The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 134
by William Shakespeare - 1812
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Shakespeare's Venvs & Adonis

William Shakespeare - 1593 - 138 pages
...May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap and birds did sing, 5 Trees did grow and plants did spring ; Every thing...as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn, 10 And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity : ' Fie, fie, fie,' now would...
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The Temple Shakespeare, Volume 39

William Shakespeare - 1896 - 138 pages
...May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap and birds did sing, 5 Trees did grow and plants did spring ; Every thing...She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up- till a thorn, 10 And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity : ' Fie,...
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...SYMPATHIZING LOVE.' ,As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in. a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made ; Beasts did leap, and birds...Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn ; And there sung the mournful'st ditty, That to hear it was gieat pity: Fie, fie, fie, now would she cry ; Tereu, tcrcu,...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 1

George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pages
...May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made ; Beasts did leap, and birds did sing, Every thing did banish moan, Save the nightingale...Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn ; And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity. Fie, fie, fie, now would she cry ; Teru, teru, by...
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...have I had thee, as a dream doth flatter, In sleep a king, but waking, no such matter. SYMPATHIZING LOVE. AS it fell upon a day, In the merry month of...Trees did grow and plants did spring: Every thing bid banish moan, Save the nightingale alone; She (poor bird !) as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...SYMPATHIZING LOVE. AS it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitling in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made ; Beasts did leap, and birds...Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn; And there sung the mournful'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity : Fie, fie, fie, now would she cry ; Teren, teren,...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - 1809 - 490 pages
...SYMPATHIZING LOVE. AS it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made ; Beasts did leap, and birds...nightingale alone. She, poor bird, as all forlorn, LcfiuM her breast up-till a thorn; And there sung the mournfuFsi ditty, That to hear it was great pity...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 5

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...so bewrayM. XVIIL Ja it fell upon a day, Is the merry month of May, Sttinj in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap, and birds did sing, Trees did grow, and plants did spring : Erery thing did banish moan, Sire the nightingale alone : SK, poor bird, .as all forlorn, Ua»'d...
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The Words of the Most Favourite Pieces: Performed at the Glee Club, the ...

Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pages
...CHORUS. Akliboronti, &c. MADRIGAL for Four Voices. Earl MORNINGTON. And for Three Voices. W. KNYVETT. As it fell, upon a day, In the merry month of May...She, (poor bird !) as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast against a thorn ; And there sung the doleful'st ditty, Which to hear it was great pity. That to hear...
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The Comedy of Errors: In Five Acts

William Shakespeare - 1819 - 100 pages
...when all around, Save you and Philomel, who warbl'd near, Were blithsome, joyous ! DUET.— (Sonnets.) As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May ,...nightingale alone ; She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Leaned her breast tip-fill a thorn ; " Fie,Jie, fie /" now she would cry : " Teren, teren .'" by and...
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