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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Anthony Thwaite. I Look into My Glass I look into my glass , And view my wasting skin , And say , ' Would God it came to pass My heart had shrunk as thin ! ' For then , I , undistrest By hearts grown cold to me , Could lonely wait my ...
Anthony Thwaite. I Look into My Glass I look into my glass , And view my wasting skin , And say , ' Would God it came to pass My heart had shrunk as thin ! ' For then , I , undistrest By hearts grown cold to me , Could lonely wait my ...
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... look . HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME If you don't like it you can get on with it , I said . Others can pick and choose if you can't . But if Albert makes off , it won't be for lack of telling . You ought to be ashamed , I said , to look so ...
... look . HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME If you don't like it you can get on with it , I said . Others can pick and choose if you can't . But if Albert makes off , it won't be for lack of telling . You ought to be ashamed , I said , to look so ...
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... looks almost new Cleaned , or restored ? Someone would know : I don't . Mounting the lectern , I peruse a few Hectoring ... look for ; wondering , too , When churches fall completely out of use What we shall turn them into , if we shall ...
... looks almost new Cleaned , or restored ? Someone would know : I don't . Mounting the lectern , I peruse a few Hectoring ... look for ; wondering , too , When churches fall completely out of use What we shall turn them into , if we shall ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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