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 67
have chance company choose which considers / sighs choose not care please : you got choose please } And be to yow a trewe humble wyf , And never yow displese in al my lyf , Or elles ye wol hano me yong and fair , 1230 And take your ...
have chance company choose which considers / sighs choose not care please : you got choose please } And be to yow a trewe humble wyf , And never yow displese in al my lyf , Or elles ye wol hano me yong and fair , 1230 And take your ...
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Fairest resemblance of thy Maker fair , Thee all things living gaze on , all things thine 540 By gift , and thy celestial beauty adore With ravishment beheld , there best beheld Where universally admired ; but here In this enclosure ...
Fairest resemblance of thy Maker fair , Thee all things living gaze on , all things thine 540 By gift , and thy celestial beauty adore With ravishment beheld , there best beheld Where universally admired ; but here In this enclosure ...
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To satisfy the sharp desire I had Of tasting those fair apples , I resolved Not to defer ; hunger and thirst at once , Powerful persuaders , quickened at the scent Of that alluring fruit , urged me so keen .
To satisfy the sharp desire I had Of tasting those fair apples , I resolved Not to defer ; hunger and thirst at once , Powerful persuaders , quickened at the scent Of that alluring fruit , urged me so keen .
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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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