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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... heard , Chiefly what may concern her Faith to know , The great deliverance by her Seed to come ( For by the Womans Seed ) on all Mankind . That ye may live , which will be many dayes , Both in one Faith unanimous though sad , With cause ...
... heard , Chiefly what may concern her Faith to know , The great deliverance by her Seed to come ( For by the Womans Seed ) on all Mankind . That ye may live , which will be many dayes , Both in one Faith unanimous though sad , With cause ...
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... heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war ! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves ; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves . It was a miracle of rare device , A sunny pleasure ...
... heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war ! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves ; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves . It was a miracle of rare device , A sunny pleasure ...
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... heard no more ' . In Wordsworth's poem , a personal memory and someone else's experience blended together , making something circumstantial into something visionary : The Solitary Reaper Behold her , single in the field , Yon solitary ...
... heard no more ' . In Wordsworth's poem , a personal memory and someone else's experience blended together , making something circumstantial into something visionary : The Solitary Reaper Behold her , single in the field , Yon solitary ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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