Types of English PoetryRudolf Kirk, Clara Marburg Kirk Macmillan, 1940 - 663 pages |
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Page 149
... arms , to arms ! " the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies . All side in parties , and begin th ' attack ; 20 30 Fans clap , silks rustle , and tough whale - bones crack ; 40 Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts ...
... arms , to arms ! " the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies . All side in parties , and begin th ' attack ; 20 30 Fans clap , silks rustle , and tough whale - bones crack ; 40 Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts ...
Page 235
... arms , And clad himself in steel : the arms he chose Were plain , and on his shield was no device , Only his helm was rich , inlaid with gold , And from the fluted spine atop , a plume Of horsehair waved , a scarlet horsehair plume . So ...
... arms , And clad himself in steel : the arms he chose Were plain , and on his shield was no device , Only his helm was rich , inlaid with gold , And from the fluted spine atop , a plume Of horsehair waved , a scarlet horsehair plume . So ...
Page 246
... arms about his neck , and kissed his lips , And with fond faltering fingers stroked his cheeks , Trying to call him back to life ; and life Came back to Rustum , and he oped his eyes , And they stood wide with horror ; and he seized In ...
... arms about his neck , and kissed his lips , And with fond faltering fingers stroked his cheeks , Trying to call him back to life ; and life Came back to Rustum , and he oped his eyes , And they stood wide with horror ; and he seized In ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE POETRY | 37 |
EDMUND SPENSER | 42 |
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