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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... Happy , happy , happy pair ! None but the brave , None but the brave , None but the brave deserves the fair . CHORUS Happy , happy , happy pair ! None but the brave , None but the brave , None but the brave deserves the fair . Timotheus ...
... Happy , happy , happy pair ! None but the brave , None but the brave , None but the brave deserves the fair . CHORUS Happy , happy , happy pair ! None but the brave , None but the brave , None but the brave deserves the fair . Timotheus ...
Page 170
... happy nature to explore , 20 The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given , The poor contents him with the care of Heaven . See the blind beggar dance , the cripple sing , The sot a hero , lunatic a ...
... happy nature to explore , 20 The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given , The poor contents him with the care of Heaven . See the blind beggar dance , the cripple sing , The sot a hero , lunatic a ...
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... happy , happy boughs ! that cannot shed Your leaves , nor ever bid the Spring adieu ; And , happy melodist , unwearied , For ever piping songs for ever new ; More happy love ! more happy , happy love ! For ever warm and still to be ...
... happy , happy boughs ! that cannot shed Your leaves , nor ever bid the Spring adieu ; And , happy melodist , unwearied , For ever piping songs for ever new ; More happy love ! more happy , happy love ! For ever warm and still to be ...
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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