The London Book of English VerseEyre & Spottiswoode, 1949 - 874 pages |
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Page 66
... wings across the sea ! Grey light from tree to tree , Gold hair beside my knee , I pray thee come to me , Gold wings ! The water slips , The red - bill'd moorhen dips . Sweet kisses on red lips ; Alas ; the red rust grips , And the ...
... wings across the sea ! Grey light from tree to tree , Gold hair beside my knee , I pray thee come to me , Gold wings ! The water slips , The red - bill'd moorhen dips . Sweet kisses on red lips ; Alas ; the red rust grips , And the ...
Page 67
... wings , Listen how gold hair sings , And the Ladies ' Castle rings Gold wings across the sea . I sit on a purple bed , Outside the wall is red , Thereby the apple hangs , And the love - crazed knight Kisses the long wet grass : The ...
... wings , Listen how gold hair sings , And the Ladies ' Castle rings Gold wings across the sea . I sit on a purple bed , Outside the wall is red , Thereby the apple hangs , And the love - crazed knight Kisses the long wet grass : The ...
Page 93
... wings ; Whilst she her drops of beauty weeps , From pure , and yet unrivall'd springs . Glide over beauty's field her face , To kiss her lip , and cheek be bold , But with a calm , and stealing pace ; Neither too rude ; nor yet too cold ...
... wings ; Whilst she her drops of beauty weeps , From pure , and yet unrivall'd springs . Glide over beauty's field her face , To kiss her lip , and cheek be bold , But with a calm , and stealing pace ; Neither too rude ; nor yet too cold ...
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