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 550
... Or dip their pinions in the painted bow , rainbow Or brew fierce tempests on the wintry main , Or o'er the glebeo distil the kindly rain . soil Others on earth o'er human race preside , Watch all their ways , and all their actions ...
... Or dip their pinions in the painted bow , rainbow Or brew fierce tempests on the wintry main , Or o'er the glebeo distil the kindly rain . soil Others on earth o'er human race preside , Watch all their ways , and all their actions ...
Page 580
... While the long solemn unison went round : Wide , and more wide , it spread o'er all the realm ; Ev'n Palinurus nodded at the helm : The vapour mild o'er each committee crept ; Unfinish'd treaties in each office slept ; And chiefless ...
... While the long solemn unison went round : Wide , and more wide , it spread o'er all the realm ; Ev'n Palinurus nodded at the helm : The vapour mild o'er each committee crept ; Unfinish'd treaties in each office slept ; And chiefless ...
Page 609
Lo ! where the heath , with withering brake grown o'er , Lends the light turfo that warms the neighbouring poor ; From thence a length of burning sand appears , Where the thin harvest waves its wither'd ears ; Rank weeds , that every ...
Lo ! where the heath , with withering brake grown o'er , Lends the light turfo that warms the neighbouring poor ; From thence a length of burning sand appears , Where the thin harvest waves its wither'd ears ; Rank weeds , that every ...
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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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