The Minor Poems in EnglishMacmillan, 1972 - 362 pages |
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Page 75
... earth , O tell me sooth And cam'st again to visit us once more ? Or wert thou mercy that sweet smiling youth ? Or that crown'd matron sage white - robed truth ? Or any other of that heav'nly brood Let down in clowdy throne to do the ...
... earth , O tell me sooth And cam'st again to visit us once more ? Or wert thou mercy that sweet smiling youth ? Or that crown'd matron sage white - robed truth ? Or any other of that heav'nly brood Let down in clowdy throne to do the ...
Page 191
... earth , though the last lines return to the celestial vision . Obviously the whole poem works out a musical metaphor . As in On Time , the irregular lines and slow movement elicit full and fresh value from even the most ordi- nary words ...
... earth , though the last lines return to the celestial vision . Obviously the whole poem works out a musical metaphor . As in On Time , the irregular lines and slow movement elicit full and fresh value from even the most ordi- nary words ...
Page 205
... earth , and with low - thoughted care Confin'd and pester'd in this pinfold here , Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being Unmindful of the crown that virtue gives After this mortal change to her true servants Amongst the enthron'd ...
... earth , and with low - thoughted care Confin'd and pester'd in this pinfold here , Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being Unmindful of the crown that virtue gives After this mortal change to her true servants Amongst the enthron'd ...
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