Six Centuries of VerseAnthony Thwaite A history and an anthology of poetry in the English language, from Chaucer to T.S. Elliot, from Shakespeare to Dylan Thomas. Illustrated with contemporary portraits and landscapes, this book is an introduction to English poetry. Anthony Thwaite received the Cholmondeley Award for Poetry in 1983. |
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... Lord , have mercy on us ! Wit with his wantonness Tasteth death's bitterness ; Hell's executioner Hath no ears for to hear What vain art can reply ; I am sick , I must die - Lord , have mercy on us ! Haste therefore each degree To ...
... Lord , have mercy on us ! Wit with his wantonness Tasteth death's bitterness ; Hell's executioner Hath no ears for to hear What vain art can reply ; I am sick , I must die - Lord , have mercy on us ! Haste therefore each degree To ...
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... Lord's poor and so indeed is he called by benevolence perpetually - Poor Jeoffry ! poor Jeoffry ! the rat has bit thy throat . For I bless the name of the Lord Jesus that Jeoffry is better . For the divine spirit comes about his body to ...
... Lord's poor and so indeed is he called by benevolence perpetually - Poor Jeoffry ! poor Jeoffry ! the rat has bit thy throat . For I bless the name of the Lord Jesus that Jeoffry is better . For the divine spirit comes about his body to ...
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... Lord Byron . Witty , rakish , fearless , contemptuous of fools and dullards , sexually attractive , sexually predatory , aristocratic and capable of a deep and infectious melancholy too , Byron became a Romantic hero not only in England ...
... Lord Byron . Witty , rakish , fearless , contemptuous of fools and dullards , sexually attractive , sexually predatory , aristocratic and capable of a deep and infectious melancholy too , Byron became a Romantic hero not only in England ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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