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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... wind did call : The gentle warbling wind low answered to all . There , whence that Musick seemed heard to bee , Was the fair Witch her selfe now solacing , With a new Louer , whom through sorceree And witchcraft , she from farre did ...
... wind did call : The gentle warbling wind low answered to all . There , whence that Musick seemed heard to bee , Was the fair Witch her selfe now solacing , With a new Louer , whom through sorceree And witchcraft , she from farre did ...
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... wind under the door . ' What is that noise now ? What is the wind doing ? ' Nothing again nothing . ' Do ' You know nothing ? Do you see nothing ? Do you remember ' Nothing ? ' I remember Those are pearls that were his eyes . ' Are you ...
... wind under the door . ' What is that noise now ? What is the wind doing ? ' Nothing again nothing . ' Do ' You know nothing ? Do you see nothing ? Do you remember ' Nothing ? ' I remember Those are pearls that were his eyes . ' Are you ...
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... wind Hauls my shroud sail . And I am dumb to tell the hanging man How of my clay is made the hangman's lime . The lips of time leech to the fountain head ; Love drips and gathers , but the fallen blood Shall calm her sores . And I am ...
... wind Hauls my shroud sail . And I am dumb to tell the hanging man How of my clay is made the hangman's lime . The lips of time leech to the fountain head ; Love drips and gathers , but the fallen blood Shall calm her sores . And I am ...
Contents
Medieval to Elizabethan 14001600 | 16 |
Shakespeare 15641616 | 41 |
Metaphysical and Devotional 15901670 | 56 |
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