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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... sounds rose slowly through their mouths , And from their bodies passed . Around , around , flew each sweet sound , Then darted to the Sun ; 355 Slowly the sounds came back again , Now mixed , now one by one . Sometimes a - dropping from ...
... sounds rose slowly through their mouths , And from their bodies passed . Around , around , flew each sweet sound , Then darted to the Sun ; 355 Slowly the sounds came back again , Now mixed , now one by one . Sometimes a - dropping from ...
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... sound was heard . 545 The ship suddenly sink- eth . The ancient Mariner is saved in the Pilot's boat . Under the water it rumbled on , Still louder and more dread : It reached the ship , it split the bay ; The ship went down like lead ...
... sound was heard . 545 The ship suddenly sink- eth . The ancient Mariner is saved in the Pilot's boat . Under the water it rumbled on , Still louder and more dread : It reached the ship , it split the bay ; The ship went down like lead ...
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... sound of revelry by night , And Belgium's capital had gathered then 145 Her Beauty and her Chivalry , and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous ...
... sound of revelry by night , And Belgium's capital had gathered then 145 Her Beauty and her Chivalry , and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous ...
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