Poems in English: 1530 - 1940 |
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... kings protected and to kings allied ? 130 What but their wish indulged in courts to shine , And power too great to keep or to resign ? When first the college rolls receive his name , The young enthusiast quits his ease for fame ...
... kings protected and to kings allied ? 130 What but their wish indulged in courts to shine , And power too great to keep or to resign ? When first the college rolls receive his name , The young enthusiast quits his ease for fame ...
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... King is sick , and knows not what he does . What record , or what relic of my lord Should be to aftertime , but empty breath And rumours of a doubt ? but were this kept , Stored in some treasure - house of mighty kings , Some one might ...
... King is sick , and knows not what he does . What record , or what relic of my lord Should be to aftertime , but empty breath And rumours of a doubt ? but were this kept , Stored in some treasure - house of mighty kings , Some one might ...
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... Kings 19 , 19 and II Kings 2 , 9 ) . 119. To my Dear Friend Mr. Congreve . Another fine example of Dryden's combination of ease and strength . The conversational tone of this poem does not prevent or clash with the note of formal ...
... Kings 19 , 19 and II Kings 2 , 9 ) . 119. To my Dear Friend Mr. Congreve . Another fine example of Dryden's combination of ease and strength . The conversational tone of this poem does not prevent or clash with the note of formal ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY 15161547 | 12 |
Come sleep O sleep the certain knot of peace 15 Stella oft sees the very face of woe | 18 |
Copyright | |
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A. E. Housman aesthetic distance auld lang syne beauty beneath birds bless breast breath bright charms Danny Deever dark dead dear death doth earth emotion English English poetry eyes face fair fate fear flowers give grace grave green Grongar Hill hair hand hath head hear heart Heaven imagery images kind kings Lady of Shalott leaves light live look Lord lovers Lycidas mind mood morning Mother Muse ne'er never night nymph o'er once pain passion pleasure poem poet poetic poetry praise pride rhyme rise rose round Scholar Gipsy sense shade shine sigh sing sleep smile song sonnet soul sound spirit stanza stars sweet sylphs symbol tears Thalestris thee thine things thought toil verse voice W. H. Auden weep wind wings youth ΙΟ ΙΟ