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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... dead men . I looked to heaven , and tried to pray ; had gusht , But or ever a prayer A wicked whisper came , and made My heart as dry as dust . I closed my lids , and kept them close , And the balls like pulses beat ; 245 For the sky ...
... dead men . I looked to heaven , and tried to pray ; had gusht , But or ever a prayer A wicked whisper came , and made My heart as dry as dust . I closed my lids , and kept them close , And the balls like pulses beat ; 245 For the sky ...
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... dead beside , Dead long ago , and I am Bishop since , And as she died so must we die ourselves , And thence ye may perceive the world's a dream . Life , how and what is it ? As here I lie In this state - chamber , dying by degrees ...
... dead beside , Dead long ago , and I am Bishop since , And as she died so must we die ourselves , And thence ye may perceive the world's a dream . Life , how and what is it ? As here I lie In this state - chamber , dying by degrees ...
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... dead I loved so well , For the sweetest , wisest soul of all my days and lands - and this for his dear sake , 204 Lilac and star and bird twined with the chant of my soul , There in the fragrant pines and the cedars dusk and dim . O ...
... dead I loved so well , For the sweetest , wisest soul of all my days and lands - and this for his dear sake , 204 Lilac and star and bird twined with the chant of my soul , There in the fragrant pines and the cedars dusk and dim . O ...
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OLD ENGLISH BALLADS | 3 |
OR THE TWO SISTERS | 10 |
THE WIFE OF USHERS WELL | 16 |
Copyright | |
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