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... Thee best , Old Balaam had an ass which spoke , May not another of that folk ? Were it not but a little thing To Thee to let a jackass sing No less than proud sinner or poor saint ? That is all , Lord . Thus ends my plaint . ROBERT ...
... Thee best , Old Balaam had an ass which spoke , May not another of that folk ? Were it not but a little thing To Thee to let a jackass sing No less than proud sinner or poor saint ? That is all , Lord . Thus ends my plaint . ROBERT ...
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John Drinkwater. I bought thee petticoats of the best , The cloth so fine as fine as might be ; I gave thee jewels for thy chest , And all this cost I spent on thee . Greensleeves was all my joy ! Greensleeves was my delight ...
John Drinkwater. I bought thee petticoats of the best , The cloth so fine as fine as might be ; I gave thee jewels for thy chest , And all this cost I spent on thee . Greensleeves was all my joy ! Greensleeves was my delight ...
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... thee , nor stops his meal , nor fears at all ! So often has he known thee past him stray Rapt , twirling in thy hand a wither'd spray , And waiting for the spark from Heaven to fall . And once , in winter , on the causeway chill Where ...
... thee , nor stops his meal , nor fears at all ! So often has he known thee past him stray Rapt , twirling in thy hand a wither'd spray , And waiting for the spark from Heaven to fall . And once , in winter , on the causeway chill Where ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 15 |
From Songs of Innocence William Blake | 29 |
Raptures W H Davies | 35 |
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ALFRED TENNYSON beneath birds boughs breast cold cried Daffodil Dan'l Whiddon dance dead dear doth e'en earth eyes fair flocks flowers gammon gipsy golden grave gray green Greensleeves guilders Hamelin hast hath hear heart Heaven Heigho hill Jan Stewer JOHN JOHN DRINKWATER keel row Lady Street leaves live look Lord Lord Randal maid Mayor merry mind moon morning nest never night o'er pale PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Peter Gurney pipe Piper pleasure poem poet poetry poor RALPH HODGSON rats Ring ROBERT ROBERT HERRICK rose round rowley powley Samian wine Say the bells says Anthony Rowley says Rowley shade shepherd shine sing sleep smile song spinach sweet thee thing THOMAS thou tree Uncle Tom Cobbleigh W. H. DAVIES wild WILFRID WILSON GIBSON WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wonderful