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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... sweet birds sang . In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west ; Which by and by black night doth take away , Death's second self , that seals up all in rest . In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire ...
... sweet and fair she seems to be . Tell her that's young , And shuns to have her graces spied , That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide , Thou must have uncommended died . Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired ...
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Contents
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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 |