Poets of the English Language: Milton to GoldsmithWystan Hugh Auden, Norman Holmes Pearson Viking Press, 1950 - American Poetry (Collections) |
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... heads , are understood Your brother prophets , who reform'd abroad ; Those able heads expound a wiser way , That ... head till they break their brains : And from their Chairs each other's force defy , While unregarded thunders vainly ...
... heads , are understood Your brother prophets , who reform'd abroad ; Those able heads expound a wiser way , That ... head till they break their brains : And from their Chairs each other's force defy , While unregarded thunders vainly ...
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... head : Nor could'st thou , CHESTERFIELD ! a tear refuse , Thou wept'st , and with thee wept each gentle Muse . When lo ! a Harlot form soft sliding by , With mincing step , small voice , and languid eye : Foreign her air , her robe's ...
... head : Nor could'st thou , CHESTERFIELD ! a tear refuse , Thou wept'st , and with thee wept each gentle Muse . When lo ! a Harlot form soft sliding by , With mincing step , small voice , and languid eye : Foreign her air , her robe's ...
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... head could carry all he knew . But past is all his fame . The very spot Where many a time he triumphed , is forgot . Near yonder thorn , that lifts its head on high , Where once the sign - post caught the passing eye , Low lies that ...
... head could carry all he knew . But past is all his fame . The very spot Where many a time he triumphed , is forgot . Near yonder thorn , that lifts its head on high , Where once the sign - post caught the passing eye , Low lies that ...
Contents
Introduction | xiii |
General Principles | xxvi |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 1 |
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