A Little Treasury of British Poetry: The Chief Poets from 1500 to 1950Oscar Williams |
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... hath clad the hill , and eke the vale . The nightingale with feathers new she sings ; The turtle to her mate hath told her tale . Summer is come , for every spray now springs , The hart hath hung his old head on the pale ; The buck in ...
... hath clad the hill , and eke the vale . The nightingale with feathers new she sings ; The turtle to her mate hath told her tale . Summer is come , for every spray now springs , The hart hath hung his old head on the pale ; The buck in ...
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... hath no other cause of anguish But Tereus ' love , on her by strong hand wroken , Wherein she suff'ring , all her spirits languish , Full womanlike complains her will was broken . But I , who , daily craving , Cannot have to content me ...
... hath no other cause of anguish But Tereus ' love , on her by strong hand wroken , Wherein she suff'ring , all her spirits languish , Full womanlike complains her will was broken . But I , who , daily craving , Cannot have to content me ...
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... Hath told you Cæsar was ambitious : If it were so , it were a grievous fault , And grievously hath Cæsar answer'd it . Here , under leave of Brutus and the rest- For Brutus is an honourable man ; So are they all , all honourable men ...
... Hath told you Cæsar was ambitious : If it were so , it were a grievous fault , And grievously hath Cæsar answer'd it . Here , under leave of Brutus and the rest- For Brutus is an honourable man ; So are they all , all honourable men ...
Contents
The Chief Poets 1500 to 1900 | 3 |
Songs | 17 |
William Cartright | 203 |
Copyright | |
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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