The Batsford Book of English Poetry: Chaucer to ArnoldA compendium of English poetry from Chaucer to Matthew Arnold based on syllabus requirements from O Level to post A Level. It includes short lyrics, complete books and long epic poems. |
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Page 236
56 As he thereon stood gazing , he might see The blessed Angels to and fro descend 80 From highest heaven , in gladsome companee , And with great joy into that Citie wend , As commonlyo as frend does with his frend .
56 As he thereon stood gazing , he might see The blessed Angels to and fro descend 80 From highest heaven , in gladsome companee , And with great joy into that Citie wend , As commonlyo as frend does with his frend .
Page 396
... And to repair his numbers thus impaired , Whether such virtue spent of old now failed More angels to create , if they at least Are his created , or to spite us more , Determined to advance into our room A creature formed of earth ...
... And to repair his numbers thus impaired , Whether such virtue spent of old now failed More angels to create , if they at least Are his created , or to spite us more , Determined to advance into our room A creature formed of earth ...
Page 488
Which action passed over , the poem hastes into the midst of things , presenting Satan with his angels now fallen into hell , described here , not in the centre ( for heaven and earth may be supposed as yet not made , certainly not yet ...
Which action passed over , the poem hastes into the midst of things , presenting Satan with his angels now fallen into hell , described here , not in the centre ( for heaven and earth may be supposed as yet not made , certainly not yet ...
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Contents
1020 | 62 |
Alfred Lord Tennyson 180992 | 1005 |
Robert Browning 181289 | 1064 |
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Common terms and phrases
angels arms bear beauty breath bring cause cloud dark dead dear death deep delight doth dream earth eyes face fair fall father fear feel field fire flowers force gentle give grace green hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hell holy hope hour King Lady leave less light live look Lord lost mind move nature never night o'er once pain passed rest round seemed sense side sight sing sleep song soon soul sound spirit stand stars stood strength sweet tears tell thee things thou thought Till tree turned unto voice wind wings woods
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Batsford Book of English Poetry: Chaucer to Arnold |
| Editor | Barbara Lloyd Evans |
| Publisher | Batsford, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 22 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713456701, 9780713456707 |
| Length | 1200 pages |
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