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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... lost ? All is not lost ; the unconquerable Will , And study of revenge , immortal hate , And courage never to submit or yield : And what is else not to be overcome ? That Glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me . To bow and ...
... lost ? All is not lost ; the unconquerable Will , And study of revenge , immortal hate , And courage never to submit or yield : And what is else not to be overcome ? That Glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me . To bow and ...
Page 87
... Lost was first published in 1667 it was noticed quite quickly and even revered . It went into a second edition in 1674 , the year of his death , and from then on it became a commercial success ( though Milton himself received only £ 10 ...
... Lost was first published in 1667 it was noticed quite quickly and even revered . It went into a second edition in 1674 , the year of his death , and from then on it became a commercial success ( though Milton himself received only £ 10 ...
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... Lost , Book III , 82 Paradise Lost , Book IV , 84 Paradise Lost , Book XII , 85 Nashe , Thomas , 23-4 , 269 Song in Time of Plague , 23 Ovid , 15 Owen , Wilfred , 229–32 , 283 Anthem for Doomed Youth , 230 Strange Meeting , 231 Patmore ...
... Lost , Book III , 82 Paradise Lost , Book IV , 84 Paradise Lost , Book XII , 85 Nashe , Thomas , 23-4 , 269 Song in Time of Plague , 23 Ovid , 15 Owen , Wilfred , 229–32 , 283 Anthem for Doomed Youth , 230 Strange Meeting , 231 Patmore ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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