Collins Albatross Book of Verse: English and American Poetry from the Thirteenth Century to the Present Day |
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DEATH , BE NOT PROUD Death , be not proud , though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful , for thou art not so ; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not , poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me .
DEATH , BE NOT PROUD Death , be not proud , though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful , for thou art not so ; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not , poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me .
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JAMES SHIRLEY 1596 - 1666 THE LEVELLING DUST The glories of our blood and state Are shadows , not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down , And in the ...
JAMES SHIRLEY 1596 - 1666 THE LEVELLING DUST The glories of our blood and state Are shadows , not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down , And in the ...
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But as in wailing , there's nought availing , And Death unfailing will strike the blow ; Then for that reason , and for a season , Let us be merry before we go . To joy a stranger , a wayworn ranger , In every danger my course I've run ...
But as in wailing , there's nought availing , And Death unfailing will strike the blow ; Then for that reason , and for a season , Let us be merry before we go . To joy a stranger , a wayworn ranger , In every danger my course I've run ...
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| Title | Collins Albatross Book of Verse: English and American Poetry from the Thirteenth Century to the Present Day School edition |
| Editor | Louis Untermeyer |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Collins, 1960 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 672 pages |
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