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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... things dark – While two remain in hiding here to mark Our heap of treasure . If there's no delay , When night comes down we'll carry it away , All three of us , wherever we have planned . ' He gathered lots and hid them in his hand ...
... things dark – While two remain in hiding here to mark Our heap of treasure . If there's no delay , When night comes down we'll carry it away , All three of us , wherever we have planned . ' He gathered lots and hid them in his hand ...
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... Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime . And chiefly Thou O Spirit , that dost prefer Before all temples th'upright heart and pure , Instruct me , for Thou know'st ; Thou from the first Wast present , and with mighty wings outspread ...
... Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime . And chiefly Thou O Spirit , that dost prefer Before all temples th'upright heart and pure , Instruct me , for Thou know'st ; Thou from the first Wast present , and with mighty wings outspread ...
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Anthony Thwaite. differentiate one thing from another . So , in his poem ' Pied Beauty ' , he exults in the dappled , the subtle , the special : Pied Beauty Glory be to God for dappled things - For skies of couple - colour as a brinded ...
Anthony Thwaite. differentiate one thing from another . So , in his poem ' Pied Beauty ' , he exults in the dappled , the subtle , the special : Pied Beauty Glory be to God for dappled things - For skies of couple - colour as a brinded ...
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Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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