The Groundwork of Criticism: Judging PoetryOxford University Press, 1947 - 175 pages |
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... sings ? Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old , unhappy , far - off things , And battles long ago : Or is it ... sing , Then , laughing , sports and plays with me ; Then stretches out my golden wing , And mocks my loss of liberty ...
... sings ? Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old , unhappy , far - off things , And battles long ago : Or is it ... sing , Then , laughing , sports and plays with me ; Then stretches out my golden wing , And mocks my loss of liberty ...
Page 85
... sing the furious troops in battle join'd ! Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound , The victor's shouts and dying groans confound , The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies , And all the thunder of the battle rise . " Twas then ...
... sing the furious troops in battle join'd ! Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound , The victor's shouts and dying groans confound , The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies , And all the thunder of the battle rise . " Twas then ...
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... sing , and singing in their glory move , And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes . Now , Lycidas , the shepherds weep no more ; Henceforth thou art the genius of the shore , In thy large recompense , and shalt be good To all that ...
... sing , and singing in their glory move , And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes . Now , Lycidas , the shepherds weep no more ; Henceforth thou art the genius of the shore , In thy large recompense , and shalt be good To all that ...
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