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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... dying of the light . Though wise men at their end know dark is right , Because their words had forked no lightning ... died at the age of thirty - nine , his eloquent and sometimes difficult poems drew on a small but intense range of ...
... dying of the light . Though wise men at their end know dark is right , Because their words had forked no lightning ... died at the age of thirty - nine , his eloquent and sometimes difficult poems drew on a small but intense range of ...
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... dying of the light . And you , my father , there on the sad height , Curse , bless , me now with your fierce tears , I pray . Do not go gentle into that good night . Rage , rage against the dying of the light . Across the Atlantic , a ...
... dying of the light . And you , my father , there on the sad height , Curse , bless , me now with your fierce tears , I pray . Do not go gentle into that good night . Rage , rage against the dying of the light . Across the Atlantic , a ...
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... died there . Works , edited by Thomas Clayton and L. A. Beaurline , 1971 . Born in London . Educated at Charterhouse and Oxford . Became a professional soldier and fought in the Scottish campaigns , 1639-40 . Later fought for Charles I ...
... died there . Works , edited by Thomas Clayton and L. A. Beaurline , 1971 . Born in London . Educated at Charterhouse and Oxford . Became a professional soldier and fought in the Scottish campaigns , 1639-40 . Later fought for Charles I ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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