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" twas from a heart like stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind, The lips befitting words most kind, The eye does tempt to love's desire And seems to say " 'tis Cupid's fire ;" Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith nought doth say the heart of stone. "
Old Ballads: Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date - Page 46
by Thomas Evans - 1810
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Foliorum silvula, selections for translation into Latin and Greek verse, by ...

Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...mock the diamond's blaze: whence comes my woe, as freely own; ah me! 'twas from a heart like stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind, the lips befitting...'tis Cupid's fire: yet all so fair but speak my moan, sith nought doth say the heart of stone. Why thus, my love, so kindly speak sweet eye, sweet lip, sweet...
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The Book of Rubies: A Collection of the Most Notable Love-poems in the ...

English poetry - 1866 - 396 pages
...the diamond's blaze : Whence comes my woe, as freely own ; Ah, me ! 'twas from a heart like stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind, The lips befitting...'tis Cupid's fire; Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith naught doth say the heart of stone. Why thus, my love, so kind bespeak Sweet eye, sweet lip, sweet...
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Melodies and Madrigals: Mostly from the Old English Poets

Richard Henry Stoddard - Ballads, English - 1866 - 240 pages
...cheek speaks modeft mind, The lips befitting words moft kind; The eye does tempt to love's defire, And seems to say, 'tis Cupid's fire : Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith naught doth say the heart of ftone. Why thus, my love, so kind bespeak Sweet lip, sweet eye, sweet...
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The Poetical Keepsake: Consisting of the Sweetest Poems

American poetry - 1866 - 522 pages
...mock the diamond's blaze. Whence comes my love, as freely own : Ah me ! 'twas from a heart like stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind; The lips, befitting words most kind ; The eyes do tempt to love's desire, And seem to say — 'tis Cupid's fire ! Yet all so fair, but speak...
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The Courtly Poets from Raleigh to Montrose

Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Henry Wotton - English poetry - 1870 - 322 pages
...mock the diamond's blaze. Whence comes my woe ? As freely own: Ah me ! 'twas from a heart of stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind ; The lips,...Cupid's fire : Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith nought doth say the heart of stone. Why thus, my love, so kind bespeak Sweet lip, sweet eye, sweet...
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Lyrics of love, from Shakespeare to Tennyson, selected and ..., Issue 651

Lyrics, William Davenport Adams - 1874 - 312 pages
...the diamond's blaze ; Whence comes my love ? As freely own : Ah me ! 't was from a heart of stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind ; The lips,...eye does tempt to love's desire, And seems to say, 't is Cupid's fire ; Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith nought doth say the heart of stone. Why...
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The poems of sir Walter Raleigh collected and authenticated with ..., Issue 830

sir Walter Ralegh - 1875 - 316 pages
...mock the diamond's blaze. Whence comes my woe ? As freely own: Ah me ! 'twas from a heart of stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind ; The lips,...Cupid's fire : Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith nought doth say the heart of stone. Why thus, my love, so kind bespeak Sweet lip, sweet eye, sweet...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...mock the diamond's blaze : Whence comes my woe 1 as freely own ; Ah me ! 'twas from a heart of stone. \ went from England into France, Nor yet to learn to cringe nor Sith nought doth say the heart of stone. Why thus, my love, so kind bespeak Sweet eye, sweet lip, sweet...
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A Thing of Beauty, Volume 1

Mrs. Alexander Fraser - 1877 - 358 pages
...and a bumper of iced sherry and soda, "Richard is himself again." CHAPTER V. " IT MAY BE FATE.'1 " The blushing cheek speaks modest mind, The lips befitting words most kind, The eye doth tempt to love's desire, And seems to say, ' 'Tis Cupid's fire.' " while Pater-familias revels...
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A Poetry-book of Elder Poets: Consisting of Songs & Sonnets, Odes & Lyrics ...

Amelia B. Edwards - English poetry - 1878 - 332 pages
...mock the diamond's blaze : Whence comes my wo? As freely own; Ah me ! 'twas from a heart like stone. The blushing cheek speaks modest mind, The lips befitting...'tis Cupid's fire; Yet all so fair but speak my moan, Sith nought doth say the heart of stone. Why thus, my love, so kind bespeak Sweet eye, sweet lip, sweet...
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