The London Book of English VerseEyre & Spottiswoode, 1949 - 874 pages |
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Page 90
... dark world which lieth dead ; Spread forth thy golden hair In larger locks than thou was wont before , And , emperor - like , decore With diadem of pearl thy temples fair : Chase hence the ugly night , Which serves but to make dear thy ...
... dark world which lieth dead ; Spread forth thy golden hair In larger locks than thou was wont before , And , emperor - like , decore With diadem of pearl thy temples fair : Chase hence the ugly night , Which serves but to make dear thy ...
Page 608
... dark and endless ocean of the end is washing in through the breaches of our wounds , already the flood is upon us . O build your ship of death , your little ark and furnish it with food , with little cakes , and wine for the dark flight ...
... dark and endless ocean of the end is washing in through the breaches of our wounds , already the flood is upon us . O build your ship of death , your little ark and furnish it with food , with little cakes , and wine for the dark flight ...
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... dark and deep , Won from the void and formless infinite . Thee I re - visit now with bolder wing , Escap't the Stygian Pool , though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn , while in my flight Through utter and through middle darkness ...
... dark and deep , Won from the void and formless infinite . Thee I re - visit now with bolder wing , Escap't the Stygian Pool , though long detain'd In that obscure sojourn , while in my flight Through utter and through middle darkness ...
Contents
Geoffrey Chaucer The Prioresss Tale | 12 |
Christopher Marlowe From Hero and Leander | 13 |
William Shakespeare The Courser and the Jennet from | 14 |
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beauty BEN JONSON beneath birds breast breath bright clouds dark dead dear death delight doth dream earth EMILY BRONTË eternal ev'ry eyes fair fall fear fire flowers friends glory golden grace grave green grief hair hand happy hast hath head hear heart heaven JOHN DONNE JOHN KEATS JOHN MILTON kiss Lady leaves light live look Lord Love's lovers MICHAEL DRAYTON mind moon morning never night numbers o'er pain PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY pleasure Poems rest ROBERT HERRICK rose round SAMUEL DANIEL shade shadows shalt shine sigh sight silent sing sleep smile soft Song Sonnet sorrow soul spirit spring stars sweet tears thee thine things THOMAS THOMAS CAMPION thou art thought thro tree unto voice WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR waves weep wild WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings