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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... children , call no more ! Come away , come down , call no more ! Down , down , down ! Down to the depths of the sea ! 85 ... child with its toy ! 90 For the priest , and the bell , and the holy well ; For the wheel where I spun , And the ...
... children , call no more ! Come away , come down , call no more ! Down , down , down ! Down to the depths of the sea ! 85 ... child with its toy ! 90 For the priest , and the bell , and the holy well ; For the wheel where I spun , And the ...
Page 448
... child said , What is the grass ? fetching it to me with full hands ; How could I answer the child ? I do not know what it is any more than he . I guess it must be the flag of my disposition , out of hopeful green stuff woven . Or I ...
... child said , What is the grass ? fetching it to me with full hands ; How could I answer the child ? I do not know what it is any more than he . I guess it must be the flag of my disposition , out of hopeful green stuff woven . Or I ...
Page 454
... child holding the hand of her father , Those burial - clouds that lower victorious soon to devour all , Watching , silently weeps . Weep not , child , Weep not , my darling , With these kisses let me remove your tears , The ravening ...
... child holding the hand of her father , Those burial - clouds that lower victorious soon to devour all , Watching , silently weeps . Weep not , child , Weep not , my darling , With these kisses let me remove your tears , The ravening ...
Contents
OLD ENGLISH BALLADS | 3 |
OR THE TWO SISTERS | 10 |
THE WIFE OF USHERS WELL | 16 |
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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