The Times Book of English VerseThe 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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600 Creation and the six days ' acts they sung : “ Great are thy works , Jehovah ! infinite Thy power ! what thought can measure Thee , or tongue Relate Thee ! Greater now in Thy return Than from the giant angels .
600 Creation and the six days ' acts they sung : “ Great are thy works , Jehovah ! infinite Thy power ! what thought can measure Thee , or tongue Relate Thee ! Greater now in Thy return Than from the giant angels .
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And Laura waited long , and wept a little , 225 And thought of wearing weeds , as well she might ; She almost lost all appetite for victual , And could not sleep with ease alone at night ; She deemed the window - frames and shutters ...
And Laura waited long , and wept a little , 225 And thought of wearing weeds , as well she might ; She almost lost all appetite for victual , And could not sleep with ease alone at night ; She deemed the window - frames and shutters ...
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a 5 OSCAR WILDE O just beyond the fairest thoughts that throng This breast , the thought of thee waits hidden yet bright , But it must never , never come in sight ; I must stop short of thee the whole day long .
a 5 OSCAR WILDE O just beyond the fairest thoughts that throng This breast , the thought of thee waits hidden yet bright , But it must never , never come in sight ; I must stop short of thee the whole day long .
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User Review - johnbratby - LibraryThingA 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
Contents
12122 | 44 |
Thomas Traherne 163774 | 74 |
Thomas Campion 15671620 | 98 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Times Book of English Verse Times books |
| Editor | Edward Leeson |
| Compiled by | Edward Leeson |
| Contributor | Times Books (Firm) |
| Publisher | Times Books, 2004 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 000472450X, 9780004724508 |
| Length | 703 pages |
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