The London Book of English VerseEyre & Spottiswoode, 1949 - 874 pages |
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Page 51
... hour were past ! ' He answer'd not , but cried his cry , ' St. George for Marny ! ' cheerily ; And laid his hand upon her rein . Alas ! no man of all his train Gave back that cheery cry again ; And , while for rage his thumb beat fast ...
... hour were past ! ' He answer'd not , but cried his cry , ' St. George for Marny ! ' cheerily ; And laid his hand upon her rein . Alas ! no man of all his train Gave back that cheery cry again ; And , while for rage his thumb beat fast ...
Page 114
... hour to live , That little hour to bliss I'd give . THOMAS MOORE 104 How happy the Lover How happy the lover , How easy his chain , How pleasing his pain ! How sweet to discover He sighs not in vain . For love ev'ry creature Is form'd ...
... hour to live , That little hour to bliss I'd give . THOMAS MOORE 104 How happy the Lover How happy the lover , How easy his chain , How pleasing his pain ! How sweet to discover He sighs not in vain . For love ev'ry creature Is form'd ...
Page 202
... hour- Its feverish hour , of mirth , and song , and wine ; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power , A time for softer tears - but all are thine . Youth and the opening rose May look like things too glorious for decay , And ...
... hour- Its feverish hour , of mirth , and song , and wine ; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power , A time for softer tears - but all are thine . Youth and the opening rose May look like things too glorious for decay , And ...
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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