A Little Treasury of British Poetry: The Chief Poets from 1500 to 1950Oscar Williams |
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... GROW THE RASHES , O GREEN grow the rashes , O ; Green grow the rashes , O ; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend , Are spent amang the lasses , Ò . There's nought but care on ev'ry han ' , In ev'ry hour that passes , O : What signifies ...
... GROW THE RASHES , O GREEN grow the rashes , O ; Green grow the rashes , O ; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend , Are spent amang the lasses , Ò . There's nought but care on ev'ry han ' , In ev'ry hour that passes , O : What signifies ...
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... grow , etc. But gie me a cannie hour at e'en , My arms about my dearie , O ; An ' war'ly cares , an ' war'ly men , May a ' gang tapsalteerie , O ! Green grow , etc. For you sae douce , ye sneer at this ; Ye're nought but senseless asses ...
... grow , etc. But gie me a cannie hour at e'en , My arms about my dearie , O ; An ' war'ly cares , an ' war'ly men , May a ' gang tapsalteerie , O ! Green grow , etc. For you sae douce , ye sneer at this ; Ye're nought but senseless asses ...
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... grow . Let knowledge grow from more to more , But more of reverence in us dwell ; That mind and soul , according well , May make one music as before , But vaster . We are fools and slight ; We mock thee when we do not fear : But help ...
... grow . Let knowledge grow from more to more , But more of reverence in us dwell ; That mind and soul , according well , May make one music as before , But vaster . We are fools and slight ; We mock thee when we do not fear : But help ...
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