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War and Death Laments

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Fair, sweet, and young

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Fair, sweet, and young

John Dryden

9 August 1631 - 12 May 1700 (~69)

How Love came in, I do not know

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How Love came in, I do not know

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

To a Lady, Asking Him How Long He Would Love Her

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To a Lady, Asking Him How Long He Would Love Her

Sir George Etherege

c. 1635 - c. 10 May 1692 (~57)

To His Coy Mistress

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To His Coy Mistress

Andrew Marvell

31 March 1621 - 16 August 1678 (~57)

A Black Patch on Lucasta's Face

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A Black Patch on Lucasta's Face

Richard Lovelace

1617 - 1657 (~40)

Against Indifference

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Against Indifference

Charles Webbe

c. 1650 - c. 1680 (~30)

In Youth Is Pleasure

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In Youth Is Pleasure

Robert Wever

c. 1520 - c. 1570 (~50)

My Ladies presence makes the roses red

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My Ladies presence makes the roses red

Henry Constable

1562 - October 1613 (~51)

Joy Supreme

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Joy Supreme

W. H. Davies

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

Were thy heart soft, as Thou art faire

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Were thy heart soft, as Thou art faire

16 January 1592 - 30 September 1669 (~77)

Sonnet 17

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Sonnet 17

Richard Barnefield

29 June 1574 - 1627 (~53)

To His Absent Diana

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To His Absent Diana

Henry Constable

1562 - October 1613 (~51)

A True Love

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A True Love

Nicholas Grimald

c. 1519 - c. May 1562 (~43)

The Enchantment

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The Enchantment

Thomas Otway

3 March 1652 - 14 April 1685 (~33)

Romance

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Romance

Robert Louis Stevenson

13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894 (~44)

Time

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Time

Jasper Mayne

23 November 1604 - 6 December 1672 (~68)

The sovereign beauty which I do admire

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The sovereign beauty which I do admire

Edmund Spenser

c. 1552 - 13 January 1599 (~47)

I Loved a Lass

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I Loved a Lass

George Wither

11 June 1588 - 2 May 1667 (~79)

To the Ladies Des Baux

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To the Ladies Des Baux

Nora Hopper Chesson

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

False though She be

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False though She be

William Congreve

24 January 1670 - 19 January 1729 (~59)

Lucasta's World

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Lucasta's World

Richard Lovelace

1617 - 1657 (~40)

Thy fingers make early flowers of all things

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Thy fingers make early flowers of all things

E. E. Cummings

14 October 1894 - 3 September 1962 (~68)

When thy beauty appears

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When thy beauty appears

Thomas Parnell

11 September 1679 - 24 October 1718 (~39)

To My Wife

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To My Wife

Oscar Wilde

16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900 (~46)

The Cruel Maid

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The Cruel Maid

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

Falsehood

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Falsehood

William Cartwright

1 September 1611 - 29 November 1643 (~32)

To Celia

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To Celia

c. 11 June 1572 - 6 August 1637 (~65)

Men call you fayre

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Men call you fayre

Edmund Spenser

c. 1552 - 13 January 1599 (~47)

Phillis is my only Joy

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Phillis is my only Joy

Sir Charles Sedley

March 1639 - 20 August 1701 (~62)

The Relapse

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The Relapse

Thomas Stanley

3 September 1625 - 12 April 1678 (~53)

The glorious portrait of that Angel's face

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The glorious portrait of that Angel's face

Edmund Spenser

c. 1552 - 13 January 1599 (~47)

A Health

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A Health

Edward Coote Pinkney

1 October 1802 - 11 April 1828 (~26)

A Nosegay

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A Nosegay

John Reynolds

c. 1588 - c. 1655 (~67)

The Violets and the Rose

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The Violets and the Rose

George John Cayley

26 January 1826 - 11 October 1878 (~52)

Give Place, Ye Lovers

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Give Place, Ye Lovers

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

c. 1517 - 19 January 1547 (~30)

Quhy Sowld I Luve

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Quhy Sowld I Luve

Alexander Montgomerie

c. 1545 - August 1598 (~53)

Beauty and Song

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Beauty and Song

Thomas Moore

28 May 1779 - 25 February 1852 (~73)

A Rant to his Mistress

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A Rant to his Mistress

John Oldham

9 August 1653 - 9 December 1683 (~30)

Adonis Sleeping

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Adonis Sleeping

31 October 1795 - 23 February 1821 (~26)

Go, Lovely Rose

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Go, Lovely Rose

Edmund Waller

3 March 1606 - 21 October 1687 (~81)

To the Virgins, to make much of Time

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To the Virgins, to make much of Time

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

You Make Me Think of Lavender

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You Make Me Think of Lavender

Ford Madox Hueffer

17 December 1873 - 26 June 1939 (~66)

Willie Chalmers

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Willie Chalmers

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

Fra bank to bank

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Fra bank to bank

Mark Alexander Boyd

1563 - 1601 (~38)

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

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The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

Christopher Marlowe

26 February 1564 - 30 May 1593 (~29)

Fayre eyes

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Fayre eyes

Edmund Spenser

c. 1552 - 13 January 1599 (~47)

To the Nightingale

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To the Nightingale

Sir John Davies

16 April 1569 - 8 December 1626 (~57)

Ubique

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Ubique

Joshua Sylvester

1563 - 28 September 1618 (~55)

The Lass I Love

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The Lass I Love

Patrick Reginald Chalmers

27 June 1872 - 12 September 1942 (~70)

Acrostic on Miss Sally Clarke

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Acrostic on Miss Sally Clarke

Thomas Chatterton

20 November 1752 - 24 August 1770 (~18)

The Rosebud

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The Rosebud

William Broome

30 April 1689 - 16 November 1745 (~56)

To Roses in the Bosome of Castara

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To Roses in the Bosome of Castara

William Habington

4 November 1605 - 30 November 1654 (~49)

On a Gentlewoman Walking in the Snowe

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On a Gentlewoman Walking in the Snowe

William Strode

c. 11 January 1602 - 1645 (~43)

A Woman Homer Sung

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A Woman Homer Sung

William Butler Yeats

13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939 (~74)

To Delia

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To Delia

9 January 1730 - 12 December 1783 (~53)

The Reconcilement

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The Reconcilement

John Sheffield

8 September 1647 - 24 February 1721 (~74)

On his Mistress, the Queen of Bohemia

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On his Mistress, the Queen of Bohemia

Sir Henry Wotton

30 March 1568 - December 1639 (~71)

The Happy Pair

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The Happy Pair

William Edmondstoune Aytoun

21 June 1813 - 4 August 1865 (~52)

The Cherry

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The Cherry

Richard Allison

c. 1570 - c. 1615 (~45)

First Advent of Love

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First Advent of Love

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

21 October 1772 - 25 July 1834 (~62)

Pippa's Song

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Pippa's Song

Robert Browning

7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889 (~77)

There Is a Garden in Her Face

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There Is a Garden in Her Face

Thomas Campion

12 February 1567 - 1 March 1620 (~53)

Now fie on foolish love

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Now fie on foolish love

Francis Beaumont

1584 - 6 March 1616 (~32)

Her Flowing Locks

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Her Flowing Locks

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

Beauty's Beauty

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Beauty's Beauty

17 April 1586 - c. 1639 (~53)

O Welcome Bonny Month of May

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O Welcome Bonny Month of May

Amelia Alderson Opie

12 November 1769 - 2 December 1853 (~84)

Heap ruby upon amethyst,

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Heap ruby upon amethyst,

Manmohan Ghose

19 January 1869 - 4 January 1924 (~55)

An Ode to Love

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An Ode to Love

1640 - 16 April 1689 (~49)

Chloe Divine

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Chloe Divine

Thomas d'Urfey

c. 1653 - 26 February 1723 (~70)

An Early Love

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An Early Love

W. H. Davies

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

Praise of Women

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Praise of Women

Robert Mannyng of Brunne

1288 - c. 1338 (~50)

Nymph of the downward smile

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Nymph of the downward smile

31 October 1795 - 23 February 1821 (~26)

The Complaint

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The Complaint

Mark Akenside

9 November 1721 - 23 June 1770 (~49)

The smiling Spring

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The smiling Spring

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

The Dream Hunt

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The Dream Hunt

Ford Madox Hueffer

17 December 1873 - 26 June 1939 (~66)

Cards and Kisses

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Cards and Kisses

c. 1554 - November 1606 (~52)

Bridal Song

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Bridal Song

George Chapman

c. 1559 - 12 May 1634 (~75)

Love Dislikes Nothing

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Love Dislikes Nothing

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

Fond ladds that spend so fast your poasting time

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Fond ladds that spend so fast your poasting time

Giles Fletcher

c. 1586 - 1623 (~37)

To Haydon, with a Sonnet Written on Seeing the Elgin Marbles

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To Haydon, with a Sonnet Written on Seeing the Elgin Marbles

31 October 1795 - 23 February 1821 (~26)

To My Mistress Sitting by a River’s Side

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To My Mistress Sitting by a River’s Side

Thomas Carew

1595 - 22 March 1640 (~45)

To the Water-Nymphs Drinking at the Fountain

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To the Water-Nymphs Drinking at the Fountain

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

The Beggar Maid

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The Beggar Maid

Alfred Lord Tennyson

6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892 (~83)

A Rondel of Love

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A Rondel of Love

Alexander Scott

c. 1525 - c. 1584 (~59)

The Lily and the Rose

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The Lily and the Rose

William Cowper

26 November 1731 - 25 April 1800 (~69)

To Amarantha: That She Would Dishevell Her Haire

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To Amarantha: That She Would Dishevell Her Haire

Richard Lovelace

1617 - 1657 (~40)

Rima XXI

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Rima XXI

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

1836 - 1870 (~34)

Arles

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Arles

Charles Murray

27 September 1864 - 12 April 1941 (~77)

The Mad Maid's Song

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The Mad Maid's Song

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

Only a Dancing Girl

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Only a Dancing Girl

William Schwenck Gilbert

18 November 1836 - 29 May 1911 (~75)

A Rose

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A Rose

Sir Richard Fanshawe

12 June 1608 - June 1666 (~58)

The Gallant Weaver

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The Gallant Weaver

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

Cherry Ripe

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Cherry Ripe

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

To Music, to Becalm His Fever

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To Music, to Becalm His Fever

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

Sally in our Alley

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Sally in our Alley

Henry Carey

c. 26 August 1687 - 5 October 1743 (~56)

Spenser

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Spenser

Hartley Coleridge

19 September 1796 - 6 January 1849 (~53)

Merciles Beaute

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Merciles Beaute

Geoffrey Chaucer

c. 1343 - 25 October 1400 (~57)

Le Panneau

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Le Panneau

Oscar Wilde

16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900 (~46)

The Changes: to Corinna

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The Changes: to Corinna

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

The Gnat

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The Gnat

William Cartwright

1 September 1611 - 29 November 1643 (~32)

Violets at Home

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Violets at Home

Edward James Mortimer Collins

29 June 1827 - 28 July 1876 (~49)

The lark now leaves his wat'ry nest

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The lark now leaves his wat'ry nest

Sir William Davenant

c. February 1606 - 7 April 1668 (~62)

To the Fair Clorinda

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To the Fair Clorinda

1640 - 16 April 1689 (~49)

A B C

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A B C

Charles Stuart Calverley

22 December 1831 - 17 February 1884 (~53)

If Doughty Deeds

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If Doughty Deeds

Robert Cunninghame-Graham

1735 - 11 December 1797 (~62)

To a Lady

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To a Lady

30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732 (~47)

Sonnet 18

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Sonnet 18

William Shakespeare

c. 23 April 1564 - 23 April 1616 (~52)

Her Dark Eyes Sparkle

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Her Dark Eyes Sparkle

Charles Williams

20 September 1886 - 15 May 1945 (~59)

Venus

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Venus

Edwin J. Ellis

20 May 1848 - 1916 (~68)

The Imperfect Enjoyment

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The Imperfect Enjoyment

John Wilmot

1 April 1647 - 26 July 1680 (~33)

Canzoniere 61

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Canzoniere 61

Francesco Petrarca

1304 - 19 July 1374 (~70)

My Collier Laddie

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My Collier Laddie

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

On a Girdle

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On a Girdle

Edmund Waller

3 March 1606 - 21 October 1687 (~81)

The Criminal

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The Criminal

Arthur Macy

6 June 1842 - 1 June 1904 (~62)

A Lady with a Falcon on Her Fist

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A Lady with a Falcon on Her Fist

Richard Lovelace

1617 - 1657 (~40)

Jenny Kiss’d Me

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Jenny Kiss’d Me

19 October 1784 - 28 August 1859 (~75)

Morgiana in England

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Morgiana in England

19 October 1784 - 28 August 1859 (~75)

Tanto gentile, e tanto onesta pare

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Tanto gentile, e tanto onesta pare

Dante Alighieri

c. May 1265 - 14 September 1321 (~56)

A Woman's Charms

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A Woman's Charms

W. H. Davies

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

A Valentine

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A Valentine

Arthur Macy

6 June 1842 - 1 June 1904 (~62)

Ellinda's Glove

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Ellinda's Glove

Richard Lovelace

1617 - 1657 (~40)

The Maypole

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The Maypole

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

To the Rose

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To the Rose

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

Of all the birds

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Of all the birds

George Gascoigne

c. 1539 - 7 October 1577 (~38)

Fly to my mistress

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Fly to my mistress

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

Nell Gwyn

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Nell Gwyn

Algernon Charles Swinburne

5 April 1837 - 10 April 1909 (~72)

To a Young Lady

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To a Young Lady

William Cowper

26 November 1731 - 25 April 1800 (~69)

Je ne suis point, ma guerrière Cassandre

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Je ne suis point, ma guerrière Cassandre

Pierre de Ronsard

11 September 1524 - 27 December 1585 (~61)

My Peggy is a young thing

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My Peggy is a young thing

Allan Ramsay

c. 15 October 1684 - 7 January 1758 (~74)

Patty of the Vale

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Patty of the Vale

13 July 1793 - 20 May 1864 (~71)

The Birth of Pleasure

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The Birth of Pleasure

Percy Bysshe Shelley

4 August 1792 - 8 July 1822 (~30)

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