The London Book of English VerseHerbert Read, Bonamy Dobrée Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1949 - 874 pages |
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Page xvii
... Sir Patrick Spens . Lord Randal . Helen of Kirconnell . The Little Cart ( trans . from anonymous Chinese poet ) . Ulysses hears the Prophecies of Tiresias ( trans . from Homer's Iliad ) . Vision of Sorrow ( But how can I describe the ...
... Sir Patrick Spens . Lord Randal . Helen of Kirconnell . The Little Cart ( trans . from anonymous Chinese poet ) . Ulysses hears the Prophecies of Tiresias ( trans . from Homer's Iliad ) . Vision of Sorrow ( But how can I describe the ...
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... lords For they'll see them na mair . Ha'f o'er , ha'f o'er to Aberdour , It's fifty fathom deep , And their lies guid Sir Patrick Spens , Wi ' the Scots lords at his feet . ANON 6 Lord Randal ' O where hae you been , Lord Randal , my ...
... lords For they'll see them na mair . Ha'f o'er , ha'f o'er to Aberdour , It's fifty fathom deep , And their lies guid Sir Patrick Spens , Wi ' the Scots lords at his feet . ANON 6 Lord Randal ' O where hae you been , Lord Randal , my ...
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... Lord Randal , my son ? What d'ye leave to your mother , my handsome young man ? ' ' Four and twenty milk kye ; mother , make my bed soon , For I'm sick at the heart , and I fain would lie down . ' ' What d'ye leave to your sister , Lord ...
... Lord Randal , my son ? What d'ye leave to your mother , my handsome young man ? ' ' Four and twenty milk kye ; mother , make my bed soon , For I'm sick at the heart , and I fain would lie down . ' ' What d'ye leave to your sister , Lord ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS BOOK I | 1 |
Anon Lully lulley | 2 |
Anon The Laily Worm | 3 |
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