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" Lord, thou hast given me a cell Wherein to dwell ; A little house, whose humble roof Is weather-proof... "
Hesperides, the poems and other remains of R. Herrick, ed. by W.C. Hazlitt - Page 372
by Robert Herrick - 1869
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A Book of Seventeenth Century Lyrics

Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard ' Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me while I sleep. I0 Low is my porch, as is my fate, Both void of state ; And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by th' poor, Who thither come and freely get '5 Good words or meat. Like as my parlor...
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A Book of Seventeenth Century Lyrics

Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me while I sleep. 10 Low is my porch, as is my fate, Both void of state ; And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by th' poor, Who thither come and freely get 15 Good words or meat. Like as my parlor...
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A Book of Seventeenth Century Lyrics

Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me while I sleep. i° Low is my porch, as is my fate, Both void of state ; And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by th' poor, Who thither come and freely get '5 Good words or meat. Like as my parlor...
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Poems of Robert Herrick: A Selection from Hesperides and Noble Numbers

Robert Herrick - 1900 - 296 pages
...spars of which I lie Both soft and dry; Where thou my chamber for to ward Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me, while I sleep. Low is my porch, as is my fate, And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by th' poor, Who thither come, and freely get Good words or...
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Pieces for Every Occasion

1901 - 458 pages
...of which I lie Both soft and dry; Where thou, my chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts to watch and keep Me, while I sleep. Low...the threshold of my doore Is worn by th' poore, Who hither come, and freely get Good words, or meat. Tis thou that crownest my glittering hearth With guiltlesse...
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The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science ..., Volume 16

Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 470 pages
...of which I lie Both soft and dry. Where thou, my chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me while I sleep. Low...fate, Both void of state ; And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by the poor, Who hither come, and freely get Like as my parlor, so my hall, And kitchen...
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The English Poets, Volume 2

Thomas Humphry Ward - 1901 - 522 pages
...thou, my chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me, while 1 sleep. Low is my porch, as is my fate ; Both void of state ; And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by th' poor, Who thither come, and freely get Good words, or meat Like as my parlour,...
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The Green Valley School: A Pedagogical Story

Cornelius Willet Gillam Hyde - 1907 - 204 pages
...in Robert Herrick's 'Thanksgiving for a House': 'A little house, whose humble roof Is weather-proof. Low is my porch, as is my fate, Both void of state. Like as my parlor, so my hall And kitchen's small Some little sticks of thorn or briar Make me a fire,...
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A Book of Remembrance, Being Lyrical Selections for Everyday in the Year

Elizabeth Godfrey - 1908 - 460 pages
...of which I lie Both soft and dry ; Where Thou, my chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me, while I sleep. Low...; Both void of state: And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by the poor, Who thither come, and freely get Good words or meat. Like as my parlour,...
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The Oxford Treasury of English Literature, Volume 3

Grace Eleanor Hadow, William Henry Hadow - 1908 - 440 pages
...chamber for to ward, Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts, to watch and keep Me while I sleep. 10 Low is my porch, as is my fate, Both void of state ; And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by th' poor, Who thither come and freely get Good words or meat. Like as my parlour, so...
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