Excerpt from Lusus Intercisi: Verses, Translated And Original For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer. Who would not sing for Lycidas? He knew Himself to sing and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well That from beneath the seat of ]ove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain and coy excuse ...
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Excerpt from Lusus Intercisi: Verses, Translated And Original For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer. Who would not sing for Lycidas? He knew Himself to sing and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well That from beneath the seat of ]ove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain and coy excuse 50 may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined um, And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self - same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade and rill Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the mom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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