A Little Treasury of Love Poems: From Chaucer to Dylan ThomasJohn Holmes |
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... dead blood in lips that speak Of their dead lives , and in the listener's cheek That trembles with the kindling pity lit In gracious hearts for some sweet fever - fit , A fiery pity enkindled of pure thought By tales that make their ...
... dead blood in lips that speak Of their dead lives , and in the listener's cheek That trembles with the kindling pity lit In gracious hearts for some sweet fever - fit , A fiery pity enkindled of pure thought By tales that make their ...
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... dead girl but a shadowy ghost Or a dead man's voice but a distant and vain affirmation Like dream words most ) Therefore I will not speak of the undying glory of women I will say you were young and straight and your skin fair you stood ...
... dead girl but a shadowy ghost Or a dead man's voice but a distant and vain affirmation Like dream words most ) Therefore I will not speak of the undying glory of women I will say you were young and straight and your skin fair you stood ...
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... dead , Gone to his death - bed All under the willow - tree . Black his cryne as the winter night , White his rode as the summer snow , Red his face as the morning light , Cold he lies in the grave below : My love is dead , Gone to his ...
... dead , Gone to his death - bed All under the willow - tree . Black his cryne as the winter night , White his rode as the summer snow , Red his face as the morning light , Cold he lies in the grave below : My love is dead , Gone to his ...
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A BOOK OF VERSES | 1 |
William Shakespeare | 8 |
TO LUCASTA GOING TO THE WARS Richard Lovelace | 20 |
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A. E. HOUSMAN arms beauty beauty's BEN JONSON birds blush breast breath bright brow burn cheeks cold dark dead dear death delight dilly doth dream E. E. CUMMINGS EDMUND SPENSER eyes face fair fear fire flame flowers gentle give golden gone grace grief hair hand happy hath hear heaven hour JOHN DONNE JOHN DRYDEN kiss lady let thee go light lips live look LOUISE BOGAN love thee love's lovers maid mind moon morning never night o'er pain PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY pity pleasure poems poetry praise RICHARD LOVELACE ROBERT ROBERT BRIDGES ROBERT HERRICK rose shadow shalt shine sigh silence sing sleep smile soft song soul spring stars summer sweet tears tell thine thing THOMAS CAMPION THOMAS CAREW thou art thought tree true love truth Twas unto voice vows WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wings young youth