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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pale ( the earth ) As sorted best with present things . The sun Had first his precept so to move , so shine , As might affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable , and from the north to call Decrepit winter , from the south to ...
pale ( the earth ) As sorted best with present things . The sun Had first his precept so to move , so shine , As might affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable , and from the north to call Decrepit winter , from the south to ...
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Earth's Answer Earth rais'd up her head From the darkness dread & drear . Her light fled : Stony dread ! And her locks cover'd with grey despair . ' Prison'd on wat'ry shore Starry Jealousy does keep my den Cold and hoar Weeping o'er I ...
Earth's Answer Earth rais'd up her head From the darkness dread & drear . Her light fled : Stony dread ! And her locks cover'd with grey despair . ' Prison'd on wat'ry shore Starry Jealousy does keep my den Cold and hoar Weeping o'er I ...
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( John Clare ) I feel I am , I only know I am , And plod upon the earth as dull and void ; Earth's prison chilled my body with its dram Of dullness , and my soaring thoughts destroyed . I fled to solitude from passion's dream ...
( John Clare ) I feel I am , I only know I am , And plod upon the earth as dull and void ; Earth's prison chilled my body with its dram Of dullness , and my soaring thoughts destroyed . I fled to solitude from passion's dream ...
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Contents
1020 | 62 |
Alfred Lord Tennyson 180992 | 1005 |
Robert Browning 181289 | 1064 |
Copyright | |
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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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