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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... night Some are born to sweet delight . Some are born to sweet delight , Some are born to endless night . We are led to believe a lie When we see not through the eye Which was born in a night , to perish in a night , When the soul slept ...
... night Some are born to sweet delight . Some are born to sweet delight , Some are born to endless night . We are led to believe a lie When we see not through the eye Which was born in a night , to perish in a night , When the soul slept ...
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... night . I know I am august , 40 I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself or be under- stood , I see that the ... night , I call to the earth and sea half - held by the night . 50 Press close , bare - bosomed night - press close ...
... night . I know I am august , 40 I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself or be under- stood , I see that the ... night , I call to the earth and sea half - held by the night . 50 Press close , bare - bosomed night - press close ...
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... night after night , As you drooped from the sky low down as if to my side ( while the other stars all looked on ) , As we wandered together the solemn night ' for something I know not what kept me from sleep ) , 60 As the night advanced ...
... night after night , As you drooped from the sky low down as if to my side ( while the other stars all looked on ) , As we wandered together the solemn night ' for something I know not what kept me from sleep ) , 60 As the night advanced ...
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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