The Amorous Courtesan (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
DAN CUPID, though the god of soft amour, In ev'ry age works miracles a store; Can Catos change to male ...
DAN CUPID, though the god of soft amour, In ev'ry age works miracles a store; Can Catos change to male ...
IN Lombardy's fair land, in days of yore, Once dwelt a prince, of youthful charms, a store; Each FAIR, with ...
Farewell, lov'd Youth! since 'twas the Will of Heaven So soon to take, what had so late been giv'n; And ...
In anguish we uplift A new unhallowed song: The race is to the swift; The battle to the strong. Of ...
'A letter from my love to-day! Oh, unexpected, dear appeal!' She struck a happy tear away, And broke the crimson ...
Sweet -- safe -- Houses -- Glad -- gay -- Houses -- Sealed so stately tight -- Lids of Steel ...
One Joy of so much anguish Sweet nature has for me I shun it as I do Despair Or dear ...
One Anguish -- in a Crowd -- A Minor thing -- it sounds -- And yet, unto the single Doe ...
Of Tribulation, these are They, Denoted by the White -- The Spangled Gowns, a lesser Rank Of Victors -- designate ...
I have never seen "Volcanoes" -- But, when Travellers tell How those old -- phlegmatic mountains Usually so still -- ...
How the Waters closed above Him We shall never know -- How He stretched His Anguish to us That -- ...
He strained my faith -- Did he find it supple? Shook my strong trust -- Did it then -- yield? ...
Give little Anguish -- Lives will fret -- Give Avalanches -- And they'll slant -- Straighten -- look cautious for ...
All overgrown by cunning moss, All interspersed with weed, The little cage of "Currer Bell" In quiet "Haworth" laid. Gathered ...
A Weight with Needles on the pounds -- To push, and pierce, besides -- That if the Flesh resist the ...
A doubt if it be Us Assists the staggering Mind In an extremer Anguish Until it footing find. An Unreality ...
'Tis Anguish grander than Delight 'Tis Resurrection Pain -- The meeting Bands of smitten Face We questioned to, again. 'Tis ...
Too happy Time dissolves itself And leaves no remnant by -- 'Tis Anguish not a Feather hath Or too much ...
So proud she was to die It made us all ashamed That what we cherished, so unknown To her desire ...
Rearrange a "Wife's" affection! When they dislocate my Brain! Amputate my freckled Bosom! Make me bearded like a man! Blush, ...
I reason, Earth is short -- And Anguish -- absolute -- And many hurt, But, what of that? I reason, ...
I like a look of Agony, Because I know it's true -- Men do not sham Convulsion, Nor simulate, a ...
O God, whose thunder shakes the sky, Whose eye this atom globe surveys, To thee, my only rock, I fly, ...
Begin, my muse, the imitative lay, Aonian doxies sound the thrumming string; Attempt no number of the plaintive Gay, Let ...
Hark ! from the battlements of yonder tower The solemn bell has tolled the midnight hour ! Roused from drear ...
My soul is sad, and much dismay'd; See, Lord, what legions of my foes, With fierce Apollyon at their head, ...
THE PROLOGUE. When that the Knight had thus his tale told In all the rout was neither young nor old, ...
I know 'tis but a Dream, yet feel more anguish Than if 'twere Truth. It has been often so: Must ...
"Lord, being dark," I said, "I cannot bear The further touch of earth, the scented air; Lord, being dark, forewilled ...
Ellen, you were thoughtless once Of beauty or of grace, Simple and homely in attire, Careless of form and face; ...
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