The New Oxford Book of American VerseRichard Ellmann An anthology of poems by American poets from Taylor and Bradstreet to Plath, Ginsberg, and Ashbery, reflecting the traditions and achievements of three centuries. |
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... hear into this song , to let sounds contribute toward it . I hear bravuras of birds , bustle of growing wheat , gossip of flames , clack of sticks cooking my meals , I hear the sound I love , the sound of the human voice , I hear all ...
... hear into this song , to let sounds contribute toward it . I hear bravuras of birds , bustle of growing wheat , gossip of flames , clack of sticks cooking my meals , I hear the sound I love , the sound of the human voice , I hear all ...
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... Hear ! Hear them ! the Undying . The hill slopes away , then rises in the middleground , you remember , with a grove of gnarled maples centering the bare pasture , sacred , surely for what reason ? - I cannot say ? Idyllic ! a shrine ...
... Hear ! Hear them ! the Undying . The hill slopes away , then rises in the middleground , you remember , with a grove of gnarled maples centering the bare pasture , sacred , surely for what reason ? - I cannot say ? Idyllic ! a shrine ...
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... hear you : hear you , hear me we two you , me , talk on this page . ( I hear New York , too . ) Me- who ? Well , I like to eat , sleep , drink , and be in love . ― I like to work , read , learn , and understand life . I like a pipe for ...
... hear you : hear you , hear me we two you , me , talk on this page . ( I hear New York , too . ) Me- who ? Well , I like to eat , sleep , drink , and be in love . ― I like to work , read , learn , and understand life . I like a pipe for ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET ?16121672 | 1 |
Upon a Spider Catching a Fly | 14 |
JOEL BARLOW 17541812 | 24 |
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