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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... Lost , lost such peace , and Persephone lost . Last dream brought silence , silent thread of death - threatening dream . We remember in symbols such violence : the splintering of rock , the shock of the trauma , in which she was taken ...
... Lost , lost such peace , and Persephone lost . Last dream brought silence , silent thread of death - threatening dream . We remember in symbols such violence : the splintering of rock , the shock of the trauma , in which she was taken ...
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... lost dreams , that you should love if you can , from the tower of Headlust , you they moan should always adore them , lost feeling , should love and take yrself through any change to understand their blankness . Alone at night the world ...
... lost dreams , that you should love if you can , from the tower of Headlust , you they moan should always adore them , lost feeling , should love and take yrself through any change to understand their blankness . Alone at night the world ...
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... Lost , The , 172 Lost Angel , The , 998 Lost Occasion , The , 133 Lo ! ' tis a gala night , 155 Love at the lips was touch , 403 Love Letter , 1051 Love , love , a lily's my care , 725 Lovely Shall Be Choosers , The , 407 Lovers of the ...
... Lost , The , 172 Lost Angel , The , 998 Lost Occasion , The , 133 Lo ! ' tis a gala night , 155 Love at the lips was touch , 403 Love Letter , 1051 Love , love , a lily's my care , 725 Lovely Shall Be Choosers , The , 407 Lovers of the ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET ?16121672 | 1 |
Upon a Spider Catching a Fly | 14 |
JOEL BARLOW 17541812 | 24 |
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