A Little Treasury of British Poetry: The Chief Poets from 1500 to 1950Oscar Williams |
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... lovers young , all lovers must Consign to thee , and come to dust . No exorcise harm thee ! Nor no witchcraft charm thee ! Ghost unlaid forbear thee ! Nothing ill come near thee ! Quiet consummation have ; And renowned be thy grave ...
... lovers young , all lovers must Consign to thee , and come to dust . No exorcise harm thee ! Nor no witchcraft charm thee ! Ghost unlaid forbear thee ! Nothing ill come near thee ! Quiet consummation have ; And renowned be thy grave ...
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... LOVER AND HIS LASS It was a lover and his lass , With a hey , and a ho , and a hey nonino , That o'er the green corn - field did pass , In the spring time , the only pretty ring time , When birds do sing , hey ding a ding , ding ; Sweet ...
... LOVER AND HIS LASS It was a lover and his lass , With a hey , and a ho , and a hey nonino , That o'er the green corn - field did pass , In the spring time , the only pretty ring time , When birds do sing , hey ding a ding , ding ; Sweet ...
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... lovers in pairs go by , Hand linked in hand , wandering another star , So near we could shout to them . We cannot choose Answer or action here , Though still the careless lovers saunter by And the thoughtless field is near . We are on ...
... lovers in pairs go by , Hand linked in hand , wandering another star , So near we could shout to them . We cannot choose Answer or action here , Though still the careless lovers saunter by And the thoughtless field is near . We are on ...
Contents
The Chief Poets 1500 to 1900 | 3 |
Songs | 17 |
William Cartright | 203 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
A. E. Housman beauty birds blood blow breast breath bright burning clouds cold Danny Deever dark dead dear death deep doth dream dust Dylan Thomas earth eternal eyes face fair fall fear fire flowers glory grave green Gunga Din hand happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill honour kiss land leaves light lips live look Lord Lord Randal love's lovers mind moon morning never night o'er pain poems poets praise rain Robert Bridges Robert Graves rose round Samian wine shadow shine ship sigh silent sing sleep smile snow song soul spirit spring stars strange sweet T. S. Eliot tears tell thee thine things thou art thought tree turn unto voice W. B. Yeats W. H. Auden W. H. Davies weep wild wind wings wonder youth