The Times Book of English Verse

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Edward Leeson
Times Books, 2004 - English poetry - 703 pages
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The most comprehensive survey of English Verse available, covering seven centuries, from Chaucer to Heaney, and including longer poems - such as Paradise Lost and The Prelude - in their entirety.

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Queen Mab and her light maids the while , Amongst themselves do closely smile , To see the king caught with this wile , With one another jesting : And to the fairy court they went , With mickle joy and merriment , Which thing was done ...
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ANONYMOUS Ye Scottishmen spend a ' our king's goud , And a ' our queenis fee . ' ' Ye lie , ye lie , ye liars loud ! Fu ' loud I hear ye lie . SIR PATRICK SPENS 40 The king sits in Dunfermline town , Drinking the blude - red wine ...
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And this is law , I will maintain Unto my dying day , sir , That whatsoever king shall reign , I will be vicar of Bray , sir ! To thee , fair freedom ! I retire From flattery , cards , and dice , and din ; Nor art thou found in mansions ...

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A comprehensive survey of the best poetry writtten in English, ranging across seven centuries from Chaucer to Heaney. Lightly annotated with clear explanations - one of the major advantages of this ... Read full review

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About the author (2004)

Edward Leeson is a highly regarded author and compiler of anthologies. His works include the New Golden Treasury of English Verse ('excellent ' - Kingsley Amis), which has been in print since 1983, and The Macmillan Anthology of English Prose.

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TitleThe Times Book of English Verse
Times books
EditorEdward Leeson
Compiled byEdward Leeson
ContributorTimes Books (Firm)
PublisherTimes Books, 2004
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized4 Mar 2008
ISBN000472450X, 9780004724508
Length703 pages
  
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