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 59
... sing no moe , Of dumps so dull and heavy ; The fraud of men was ever so , Since summer first was leavy : Then sigh ... sings the staring owl " To - whit , Tu - whoo ! " A merry note , While greasy Joan doth keel the pot . When all about ...
... sing no moe , Of dumps so dull and heavy ; The fraud of men was ever so , Since summer first was leavy : Then sigh ... sings the staring owl " To - whit , Tu - whoo ! " A merry note , While greasy Joan doth keel the pot . When all about ...
Page 63
... sing , hey ding a ding , ding ! Sweet lovers love the spring . This carol they began that hour , With a hey , and a ho , and a hey nonino , How that a life was but a flower In spring - time , the only pretty ring - time , When birds do sing ...
... sing , hey ding a ding , ding ! Sweet lovers love the spring . This carol they began that hour , With a hey , and a ho , and a hey nonino , How that a life was but a flower In spring - time , the only pretty ring - time , When birds do sing ...
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... sing of Brooks , of Blossoms , Birds , and Bowers : Of April , May , of June , and July - Flowers . I sing of May - poles , Hock - carts , Wassails , Wakes , Of Bride - grooms , Brides , and of their Bridal - cakes . I write of Youth ...
... sing of Brooks , of Blossoms , Birds , and Bowers : Of April , May , of June , and July - Flowers . I sing of May - poles , Hock - carts , Wassails , Wakes , Of Bride - grooms , Brides , and of their Bridal - cakes . I write of Youth ...
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