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... pale , and hectic red . ' You will notice at first how wonderfully he brings into our minds a vivid idea of that ' unseen presence ' by making it stir into movement the dead leaves , which in turn he makes so real for us in their ...
... pale , and hectic red . ' You will notice at first how wonderfully he brings into our minds a vivid idea of that ' unseen presence ' by making it stir into movement the dead leaves , which in turn he makes so real for us in their ...
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... pale , and hectic red . ' And then you will notice that he does more than this , which brings me to the other thing I want to tell you about the poet's way of working . He says that the leaves are scattered by the wind- ' Like ghosts ...
... pale , and hectic red . ' And then you will notice that he does more than this , which brings me to the other thing I want to tell you about the poet's way of working . He says that the leaves are scattered by the wind- ' Like ghosts ...
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John Drinkwater. ' I saw pale Kings and Princes too , Pale warriors , death - pale were they all ; They cried- " La belle Dame sans Merci Hath thee in thrall ! " ' I saw their starved lips in the gloam With horrid warning gapèd wide ...
John Drinkwater. ' I saw pale Kings and Princes too , Pale warriors , death - pale were they all ; They cried- " La belle Dame sans Merci Hath thee in thrall ! " ' I saw their starved lips in the gloam With horrid warning gapèd wide ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 15 |
From Songs of Innocence William Blake | 29 |
Raptures W H Davies | 35 |
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