100 Best-Loved Poems: Shakespeare, Poe, Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson, Wordsworth, Yeats, Frost and MorePhilip Smith Here are some of the most-loved poems in the English language, chosen not merely for their popularity, but for their literary quality as well. Dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, these splendid poems remain evergreen in their capacity to engage our minds and refresh our spirits. |
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... Sonnet XVIII ( “ Shall I compare thee to a summer's day ? " ) Sonnet LXXIII ( “ That time of year thou mayst in me behold " ) Sonnet XCIV ( “ They that have power to hurt and will do none " ) Sonnet CXVI ( “ Let me not to the marriage ...
... to Be " 42 43 45 47 48 RALPH WALDO EMERSON ( 1803-1882 ) Hymn : Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monu49 ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING ( 1806–1861 ) Sonnet XLIII ( “. ment RUDYARD KIPLING ( 1865-1936 ) Gunga Din Recessional If -
... Sonnet XLIII ( “ How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways ” ) 49 HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ( 1807-1882 ) The Village Blacksmith 50 The Children's Hour 51 JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER ( 1807-1892 ) Barbara Frietchie 53 EDGAR ALLAN POE ...
... sonnet forms to English literature in the 1530s . The Lover Showeth How He Is Forsaken of Such as He Sometime Enjoyed They flee from me that sometime did me seek , With naked foot stalking in my chamber . I have seen them gentle , tame ...
... sonnets in 1609 that continue to be regarded as the highest perfection of the form in English . Sonnet XVIII Shall I compare thee to a summer's day ? Thou art more lovely and more temperate : Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May ...
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ANDREW MARVELL 16211678 | 17 |
WILLIAM BLAKE 17571827 | 24 |
ROBERT BURNS 17591796 | 26 |
LEIGH HUNT 17841859 | 32 |
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 17941878 | 40 |
EDGAR ALLAN POE 18091849 | 55 |
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON 18091892 | 62 |
GEORGE MEREDITH 18281909 | 68 |
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI 18301894 | 71 |
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS 18651939 | 80 |
CARL SANDBURG 18781967 | 85 |
Alphabetical List of First Lines | 99 |
RALPH WALDO EMERSON 18031882 | 49 |