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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... soul , the centre of my sinful earth , Pressed by those rebel powers that thee array , Why dost thou pine within and ... soul , live thou upon thy servant's loss , And let that pine to aggravate thy store ; Buy terms divine in selling ...
... soul , the centre of my sinful earth , Pressed by those rebel powers that thee array , Why dost thou pine within and ... soul , live thou upon thy servant's loss , And let that pine to aggravate thy store ; Buy terms divine in selling ...
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... souls ! Why wert thou not a creature wanting soul ? Or why is this immortal that thou hast ? Ah , Pythagoras ' metempsychosis ! were that true , This soul should fly from me , and I be changed Unto some brutish beast ! All beasts are ...
... souls ! Why wert thou not a creature wanting soul ? Or why is this immortal that thou hast ? Ah , Pythagoras ' metempsychosis ! were that true , This soul should fly from me , and I be changed Unto some brutish beast ! All beasts are ...
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... soul ! Give us no more of body than shows soul ! Here's Giotto , with his Saint a - praising God , That sets us praising , -why not stop with him ? Why put all thoughts of praise out of our head With wonder at lines , colors , and what ...
... soul ! Give us no more of body than shows soul ! Here's Giotto , with his Saint a - praising God , That sets us praising , -why not stop with him ? Why put all thoughts of praise out of our head With wonder at lines , colors , and what ...
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OLD ENGLISH BALLADS | 3 |
OR THE TWO SISTERS | 10 |
THE WIFE OF USHERS WELL | 16 |
Copyright | |
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