Poems in English: 1530 - 1940 |
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... waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds , that every art and care defy , Reign o'er the land , and rob the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar , And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies , nodding ...
... waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds , that every art and care defy , Reign o'er the land , and rob the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar , And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies , nodding ...
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... waves run high , On the tossed vessel bend their eager eye , Which to their coast directs its venturous way ; Theirs , or the ocean's , miserable prey . As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows stand , And wait for favouring winds to ...
... waves run high , On the tossed vessel bend their eager eye , Which to their coast directs its venturous way ; Theirs , or the ocean's , miserable prey . As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows stand , And wait for favouring winds to ...
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... wave - there is a movement there ! As if the towers had thrust aside , In slightly sinking , the dull tide- As if their tops had feebly given A void within the filmy Heaven . 252 . The waves have now a redder glow- The 416 POEMS IN ENGLISH.
... wave - there is a movement there ! As if the towers had thrust aside , In slightly sinking , the dull tide- As if their tops had feebly given A void within the filmy Heaven . 252 . The waves have now a redder glow- The 416 POEMS IN ENGLISH.
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 |
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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