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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... heart their tongue may speak ; And in their show of life more dead they live Than those that to the earth with many tears they give . The Grave - Yard My heart grows sick before the wide - spread death That walks and speaks in seeming ...
... heart their tongue may speak ; And in their show of life more dead they live Than those that to the earth with many tears they give . The Grave - Yard My heart grows sick before the wide - spread death That walks and speaks in seeming ...
Page 185
... heart , in the midst of brick walls , or where'er it is , Glows , softens , and thrills with the tenderest charities- To you mortals that delve in this trade - ridden planet ? No , to old Berkshire's hills , with their limestone and ...
... heart , in the midst of brick walls , or where'er it is , Glows , softens , and thrills with the tenderest charities- To you mortals that delve in this trade - ridden planet ? No , to old Berkshire's hills , with their limestone and ...
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... heart's flame Such are the perils he is cast among . " But if he can he has a pretty choice From an anatomy with little to lose Whether he cut my tongue and take my voice Or whether it be my round red heart he choose . " It was the ...
... heart's flame Such are the perils he is cast among . " But if he can he has a pretty choice From an anatomy with little to lose Whether he cut my tongue and take my voice Or whether it be my round red heart he choose . " It was the ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET ?16121672 | 1 |
Upon a Spider Catching a Fly | 14 |
JOEL BARLOW 17541812 | 24 |
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