A Metrical History of England Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin |
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[And as the new abashed nightingale]
And as the new abashed nightingale,That stinteth first when she beginneth sing,
When that the herith any hardis' tale,
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And after, siker doth her voice outring;
Right so Cresseide (when that her drede stent,)
Open'd her herte, and told him her intent.
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