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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... grave ; Such end true lovers have . His face is fair as heaven When springing buds unfold ; Oh , why to him was't given , Whose heart is wintry cold ? His breast is love's all - worshiped tomb Where all love's pilgrims come . Bring me ...
... grave ; Such end true lovers have . His face is fair as heaven When springing buds unfold ; Oh , why to him was't given , Whose heart is wintry cold ? His breast is love's all - worshiped tomb Where all love's pilgrims come . Bring me ...
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... grave , Lo , the moon ascending , Up from the east the silvery round moon , Beautiful over the house - tops ghastly , phantom moon , Immense and silent moon . I see a sad procession , And I hear the sound of coming full - keyed bugles ...
... grave , Lo , the moon ascending , Up from the east the silvery round moon , Beautiful over the house - tops ghastly , phantom moon , Immense and silent moon . I see a sad procession , And I hear the sound of coming full - keyed bugles ...
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... grave ; I saw you from that very window there , Making the gravel leap and leap in air , 80 Leap up , like that , like that , and land so lightly And roll back down the mound beside the hole . I thought , Who is that man ? I didn't know ...
... grave ; I saw you from that very window there , Making the gravel leap and leap in air , 80 Leap up , like that , like that , and land so lightly And roll back down the mound beside the hole . I thought , Who is that man ? I didn't know ...
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