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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Page 120
... hear . How the Chimney - sweeper's cry Every black'ning Church appalls ; And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls . But most thro ' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot's curse Blasts the new born ...
... hear . How the Chimney - sweeper's cry Every black'ning Church appalls ; And the hapless Soldier's sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls . But most thro ' midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlot's curse Blasts the new born ...
Page 180
... hear the grating roar Of pebbles which the waves suck back , and fling , At their return , up the high strand , Begin , and cease , and then again begin , With tremulous cadence slow , and bring The eternal note of sadness in ...
... hear the grating roar Of pebbles which the waves suck back , and fling , At their return , up the high strand , Begin , and cease , and then again begin , With tremulous cadence slow , and bring The eternal note of sadness in ...
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... hear the falconer ; Things fall apart ; the centre cannot hold ; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world , The blood - dimmed tide is loosed , and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned ; The best lack all conviction , while the ...
... hear the falconer ; Things fall apart ; the centre cannot hold ; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world , The blood - dimmed tide is loosed , and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned ; The best lack all conviction , while the ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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