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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... head Down to his shoulders which they overspread ; Thinly they fell , like rat - tails , one by one . He wore no hood upon his head , for fun ; The hood inside his wallet had been stowed , He aimed at riding in the latest mode ; But for ...
... head Down to his shoulders which they overspread ; Thinly they fell , like rat - tails , one by one . He wore no hood upon his head , for fun ; The hood inside his wallet had been stowed , He aimed at riding in the latest mode ; But for ...
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... heads touch heaven , It was my hint to speak , such was the process ; And of the Cannibals that each other eat , The Anthropophagi , and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders . This to hear Would Desdemona seriously incline ...
... heads touch heaven , It was my hint to speak , such was the process ; And of the Cannibals that each other eat , The Anthropophagi , and men whose heads Do grow beneath their shoulders . This to hear Would Desdemona seriously incline ...
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... head , I've spoken , ' Time is , Time was , Time's past . ' A chymic treasure Is glittering youth , which I have spent betimes , My heart in passion and my head on rhymes . What is the end of fame ? ' Tis but to fill A certain portion ...
... head , I've spoken , ' Time is , Time was , Time's past . ' A chymic treasure Is glittering youth , which I have spent betimes , My heart in passion and my head on rhymes . What is the end of fame ? ' Tis but to fill A certain portion ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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