A Little Treasury of British Poetry: The Chief Poets from 1500 to 1950Oscar Williams |
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... falling he bore Sidelong on the purple air , wafting The weak breeze in efforts o'erwearied . Incessant the falling Mind labour'd , Organising itself , till the Vacuum Became element , pliant to rise Or to fall or to swim or to fly ...
... falling he bore Sidelong on the purple air , wafting The weak breeze in efforts o'erwearied . Incessant the falling Mind labour'd , Organising itself , till the Vacuum Became element , pliant to rise Or to fall or to swim or to fly ...
Page 536
... fall to thee , father Francis , Drawn to the Life that died ; With the gnarls of the nails in thee , niche of the lance , his Lovescape crucified And seal of his seraph - arrival ! and these thy daughters And five - lived and leavèd ...
... fall to thee , father Francis , Drawn to the Life that died ; With the gnarls of the nails in thee , niche of the lance , his Lovescape crucified And seal of his seraph - arrival ! and these thy daughters And five - lived and leavèd ...
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... falling hour by hour , the glass will fall for- ever , But if you break the bloody glass you won't hold up the weather . ENTIRELY If we could get the hang of it entirely It would take too long ; All we know is the splash of words in ...
... falling hour by hour , the glass will fall for- ever , But if you break the bloody glass you won't hold up the weather . ENTIRELY If we could get the hang of it entirely It would take too long ; All we know is the splash of words in ...
Contents
The Chief Poets 1500 to 1900 | 3 |
Songs | 17 |
William Cartright | 203 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
A. E. Housman beauty birds blood blow breast breath bright burning clouds cold Danny Deever dark dead dear death deep doth dream dust Dylan Thomas earth eternal eyes face fair fall fear fire flowers glory grave green Gunga Din hand happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill honour kiss land leaves light lips live look Lord Lord Randal love's lovers mind moon morning never night o'er pain poems poets praise rain Robert Bridges Robert Graves rose round Samian wine shadow shine ship sigh silent sing sleep smile snow song soul spirit spring stars strange sweet T. S. Eliot tears tell thee thine things thou art thought tree turn unto voice W. B. Yeats W. H. Auden W. H. Davies weep wild wind wings wonder youth