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Lydgate, John
c.
1370–1451
c.
1370–1451
1
Sithe off oure language he was the lodesterre.
of Chaucer
Woord is but wynd; leff woord and tak the dede.
Sithe off oure language he was the lodesterre.
of Chaucer
The Fall of Princes
(1431–8) prologue l. 252
Woord is but wynd; leff woord and tak the dede.
Secrets of Old Philosophers
l. 1224
Lyly, John
c.
1554–1606
c.
1554–1606
1
What bird so sings, yet so does wail?
O 'tis the ravished nightingale.
Jug, jug, jug, jug, tereu, she cries,
And still her woes at midnight rise.
Night hath a thousand eyes.
If all the earth were paper white
And all the sea were ink
'Twere not enough for me to write
As my poor heart doth think.
What bird so sings, yet so does wail?
O 'tis the ravished nightingale.
Jug, jug, jug, jug, tereu, she cries,
And still her woes at midnight rise.
Campaspe
(1584) act 5, sc. 1.
Night hath a thousand eyes.
The Maydes Metamorphosis
(1600) act 3, sc. 1
If all the earth were paper white
And all the sea were ink
'Twere not enough for me to write
As my poor heart doth think.
"If all the earth were paper white"
Lyndhurst, Lord
1772–1863
1772–1863
1
Campbell has added another terror to death.
on Lord Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors being written without the consent of heirs or executors
Campbell has added another terror to death.
on Lord Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chancellors being written without the consent of heirs or executors
E. Bowen-Rowlands
Seventy-Two Years At the Bar
(1924) ch. 10.
Lynn, Jonathan
1943– and
Jay, Antony
1930–
1943– and
Jay, Antony
1930–
1
I think it will be a clash between the political will and the administrative won't.
I think it will be a clash between the political will and the administrative won't.
Yes Prime Minister
(1987) vol. 2
Lysander
d. 395
bc
d. 395
bc
1
Deceive boys with toys, but men with oaths.
Deceive boys with toys, but men with oaths.
Plutarch
Parallel Lives
"Lysander" ch. 8.
Lyte, Henry Francis
1793–1847
1793–1847
1
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou, who changest not, abide with me.
Praise my soul, the King of heaven;
To his feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me his praise should sing?
Father-like, he tends and spares us.
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
"Abide with Me" (probably written in 1847)
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou, who changest not, abide with me.
"Abide with Me" (probably written in 1847)
Praise my soul, the King of heaven;
To his feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me his praise should sing?
"Praise, my soul, the King of heaven" (1834 hymn)
Father-like, he tends and spares us.
"Praise, my soul, the King of heaven" (1834 hymn)
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