This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ...grief I have for thee. I never saw thy face, nor did my heart Urge forth mine eyes unto it whilst thou wert; But being lifted hence, that, which to thee Was death's sad dart, proved Cupid's shaft to me. Whoever thinks me foolish that the force Of a report can make me love a corpse, Know he that when with this ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ...grief I have for thee. I never saw thy face, nor did my heart Urge forth mine eyes unto it whilst thou wert; But being lifted hence, that, which to thee Was death's sad dart, proved Cupid's shaft to me. Whoever thinks me foolish that the force Of a report can make me love a corpse, Know he that when with this I do compare The love I do a living woman bear, I find myself most happy: now I know Where I can find my mistress, and can go Unto her trimm'd bed, and can lift away Her grass-green mantle, and her sheet display; And touch her naked; and though th' envious mold In which she lies uncover'd, moist, and cold, Strive to corrupt her, she will not abide With any art her blemishes to hide, As many living do, and know their need; Yet cannot they in sweetness her exceed, But make a stink with all their art and skill, Which their physicians warrant with a bill; Nor at her door doth heaps of coaches stay, Footmen and mid wives to bar up my way; Nor needs she any maid or page to keep, To knock me early from my golden sleep, With letters that her honour all is gone, If I not right her cause on such a one. Her heart is not so hard to make me pay For every kiss a supper and a play; Nor will she ever open her pure lips To utter oaths, enough to drown our ships, To bring a plague, a famine, or the sword, Upon the land, though she should keep her word; Yet, ere an hour be past, in some new vein Break them, and swear them double o'er again. Pardon me, that with thy blest memory I mingle mine own former misery: Yet dare I not excuse the fate that brought These crosses on me, for then every thought That tended to thy love was black and foul, Now all as pure as a new-baptiz'd soul: For I protest, for all that I can see, I would not lie one night in bed with thee;...
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VG (light soiling to boards, corners bumped, pages are very clean and clear. ) A two volume set. Half white vellum and blue paper covered boards, five small raised bands on spine with gilt lettering; untrimmed pages. Volume 1 is 324 pp. Volume 2 is 328 pp. A two volume set, "This work is limited to fifteen hundred and fifty sets, of which, 1, 500 numbered sets are for sale." This is No. 306.
