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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Page 278
... fire , and snow , When the Powers of the air are chained to my chair , Is the million - colored bow ; 70 The sphere - fire above its soft colors wove , While the moist Earth was laughing below . I am the daughter of Earth and Water ...
... fire , and snow , When the Powers of the air are chained to my chair , Is the million - colored bow ; 70 The sphere - fire above its soft colors wove , While the moist Earth was laughing below . I am the daughter of Earth and Water ...
Page 422
... Fire , and the falling of tears , And a measure of sliding sand From under the feet of the years ; And froth and drift of the sea ; And dust of the laboring earth ; And bodies of things to be In the houses of death and of birth ; And ...
... Fire , and the falling of tears , And a measure of sliding sand From under the feet of the years ; And froth and drift of the sea ; And dust of the laboring earth ; And bodies of things to be In the houses of death and of birth ; And ...
Page 533
... fire breaks white and zigzag shot on a gun - metal gloaming . Man is a long time coming . Man will yet win . Brother may yet line up with brother : This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers . There are men who can't be bought . The ...
... fire breaks white and zigzag shot on a gun - metal gloaming . Man is a long time coming . Man will yet win . Brother may yet line up with brother : This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers . There are men who can't be bought . The ...
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