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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... thee , For old religion's sake , Saint Ben , to aid me . Make the way smooth for me , When I , thy Herrick , Honoring thee , on my knee Offer my lyric . Candles I'll give to thee , And a new altar ; And thou , Saint Ben , shalt be Writ ...
... thee , For old religion's sake , Saint Ben , to aid me . Make the way smooth for me , When I , thy Herrick , Honoring thee , on my knee Offer my lyric . Candles I'll give to thee , And a new altar ; And thou , Saint Ben , shalt be Writ ...
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... thee ? Dost thou know who made thee ; Gave thee life and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead ; Gave thee clothing of delight , Softest clothing , woolly , bright ; Gave thee such a tender voice Making all the vales rejoice ...
... thee ? Dost thou know who made thee ; Gave thee life and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead ; Gave thee clothing of delight , Softest clothing , woolly , bright ; Gave thee such a tender voice Making all the vales rejoice ...
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... thee still , my dear , Till a ' the seas gang dry . Till a ' the seas gang dry , my dear , And the rocks melt wi ' the sun ; And I will luve thee still , my dear , While the sands o ' life shall run . And fare thee weel , my only luve ...
... thee still , my dear , Till a ' the seas gang dry . Till a ' the seas gang dry , my dear , And the rocks melt wi ' the sun ; And I will luve thee still , my dear , While the sands o ' life shall run . And fare thee weel , my only luve ...
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