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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... come to dust . Guiderius . No exorciser harm thee ! Arviragus . Nor no witchcraft charm thee ! Guiderius . Ghost unlaid forbear thee ! Arviragus . Both . Nothing ill come near thee ! Quiet consummation have ; And renowned be thy grave ...
... come to dust . Guiderius . No exorciser harm thee ! Arviragus . Nor no witchcraft charm thee ! Guiderius . Ghost unlaid forbear thee ! Arviragus . Both . Nothing ill come near thee ! Quiet consummation have ; And renowned be thy grave ...
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... comes to a conclusion which has the force of a proverb : Mending Wall Something there is that doesn't love a wall , That sends the frozen - ground - swell under it , And spills the upper boulders in the sun ; And makes gaps even two can ...
... comes to a conclusion which has the force of a proverb : Mending Wall Something there is that doesn't love a wall , That sends the frozen - ground - swell under it , And spills the upper boulders in the sun ; And makes gaps even two can ...
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... come to a poet , the undefinable thing that starts him off . It is perhaps because it is mysterious and undefinable that I have avoided using it . But the way in which a poem comes to a poet , the way in which ( to use an old ...
... come to a poet , the undefinable thing that starts him off . It is perhaps because it is mysterious and undefinable that I have avoided using it . But the way in which a poem comes to a poet , the way in which ( to use an old ...
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Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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