The Penguin Book of Narrative VerseDavid Herbert |
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... Voice " But why drives on that ship so fast . Without or wave or wind ? ' Second Voice " The air is cut away before , And closes from behind . Fly , brother , fly ! more high , more high ! Or we shall be belated : For slow and slow that ...
... Voice " But why drives on that ship so fast . Without or wave or wind ? ' Second Voice " The air is cut away before , And closes from behind . Fly , brother , fly ! more high , more high ! Or we shall be belated : For slow and slow that ...
Page 208
... voice did they impart - No voice ; but oh ! the silence sank Like music on my heart . But soon I heard the dash of oars , I heard the Pilot's cheer ; My head was turned perforce away , And I saw a boat appear . The Pilot and the Pilot's ...
... voice did they impart - No voice ; but oh ! the silence sank Like music on my heart . But soon I heard the dash of oars , I heard the Pilot's cheer ; My head was turned perforce away , And I saw a boat appear . The Pilot and the Pilot's ...
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... voice so well , sometimes misunderstood While I was resting on her knee both arms And hitting it to make her mind my ... voice amid the voice of birds , When it was inarticulate as theirs , And the down deadened it within the nest ? ' He ...
... voice so well , sometimes misunderstood While I was resting on her knee both arms And hitting it to make her mind my ... voice amid the voice of birds , When it was inarticulate as theirs , And the down deadened it within the nest ? ' He ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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