"And every sea-god pays a gem,
Yearly out of his watery cell,
To deck great Neptune's diadem."
Thomas Campion (1567-1620), British poet. A Hymn in Praise of Neptune (l. 8-10). . .
New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. Helen Gardner, ed. (1972) Oxford University Press. |
"Followe thy faire sunne, unhappy shadowe,
Though thou be blacke as night,
And she made all of light,
Yet follow thy faire sun, unhappie shadowe."
Thomas Campion (1567-1620), British poet. Follow Thy Fair Sun (l. 1-4). . .
New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. Helen Gardner, ed. (1972) Oxford University Press. |
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