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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... wind was chill . You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still , 10 15 You're one month on in the middle of May . But if you so much as dare to speak , 20 A cloud comes over the sunlit arch , A wind ...
... wind was chill . You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still , 10 15 You're one month on in the middle of May . But if you so much as dare to speak , 20 A cloud comes over the sunlit arch , A wind ...
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... wind's flowing A tightening of roots and would not understand , Remembering lake winds in Illinois , That strange wind . I had felt his bones in the sand 15 Listening . -Reflects that these enjoy Their country's gratitude , that deep ...
... wind's flowing A tightening of roots and would not understand , Remembering lake winds in Illinois , That strange wind . I had felt his bones in the sand 15 Listening . -Reflects that these enjoy Their country's gratitude , that deep ...
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Limited to the Chief Poets Louis Untermeyer. At Ghent the wind rose . There was a smell of rain and a heavy drag Of wind in the hedges but not as the wind blows Over fresh water when the waves lag Foaming and the willows huddle and it ...
Limited to the Chief Poets Louis Untermeyer. At Ghent the wind rose . There was a smell of rain and a heavy drag Of wind in the hedges but not as the wind blows Over fresh water when the waves lag Foaming and the willows huddle and it ...
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OLD ENGLISH BALLADS | 3 |
OR THE TWO SISTERS | 10 |
THE WIFE OF USHERS WELL | 16 |
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