The Book of Living Verse: Limited to the Chief PoetsLouis Untermeyer Emphasizes 57 poets instead of 167 poets as in the original edition. |
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... beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead , and lovely knights , Then , in the blazon of sweet beauty's best , Of hand , of foot , of lip , of eye , of brow , I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty ...
... beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead , and lovely knights , Then , in the blazon of sweet beauty's best , Of hand , of foot , of lip , of eye , of brow , I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty ...
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... BEAUTY She walks in beauty , like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies , And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes ; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies . One shade ...
... BEAUTY She walks in beauty , like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies , And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes ; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies . One shade ...
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... BEAUTY From " Endymion " A thing of beauty is a joy for ever : Its loveliness increases ; it will never Pass into nothingness ; but still will keep A bower quiet for us , and a sleep 70 20 75 80 Full of sweet dreams , and health , and ...
... BEAUTY From " Endymion " A thing of beauty is a joy for ever : Its loveliness increases ; it will never Pass into nothingness ; but still will keep A bower quiet for us , and a sleep 70 20 75 80 Full of sweet dreams , and health , and ...
Contents
OLD ENGLISH BALLADS | 3 |
OR THE TWO SISTERS | 10 |
THE WIFE OF USHERS WELL | 16 |
Copyright | |
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Annabel Lee beauty beneath bird blow breast breath bright Camelot cloud cold dark dead dear death deep delight dost doth dream E. E. Cummings earth Emily Dickinson eternal Excalibur eyes face fair fear flowers frae glory golden grass grave green hair hand hath hear heard heart Heaven hill HOUNDS OF SPRING hour King King Arthur kiss Lady Lady of Shalott leaves light lips live look Lord lovers Lycidas mighty moon morn mortal never night nymph o'er once pain pale Ring rose round shadow shine sighed silent sing Sir Bedivere sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit spring stars Stephen Vincent Benét stream sweet T. S. Eliot tears Thammuz thee thine things thou art thought tree twas voice wandering waves weary weep wild wind wings