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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80 Have all burst forth in choral minstrelsy , As if some sudden gale had swept at once A hundred airy harps ! And she hath watched Many a nightingale perched giddily On blossomy twig still swinging from the breeze , And to that motion ...
80 Have all burst forth in choral minstrelsy , As if some sudden gale had swept at once A hundred airy harps ! And she hath watched Many a nightingale perched giddily On blossomy twig still swinging from the breeze , And to that motion ...
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So word by word , and line by line , The dead man touched me from the past , And all at once it seemed at last The living soul was flashed on mine , And mine in this was wound , and whirled About empyreal heights of thought , And came ...
So word by word , and line by line , The dead man touched me from the past , And all at once it seemed at last The living soul was flashed on mine , And mine in this was wound , and whirled About empyreal heights of thought , And came ...
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... Thou are free 1122 Once a dream did weave a shade 630 Once more upon the waters ! yet once more 799 Our Hoste gan to swere as he were wood 68 P. Shut , shut the door , good John ! fatigu'd I said 569 Peace ; come away ; the song of ...
... Thou are free 1122 Once a dream did weave a shade 630 Once more upon the waters ! yet once more 799 Our Hoste gan to swere as he were wood 68 P. Shut , shut the door , good John ! fatigu'd I said 569 Peace ; come away ; the song of ...
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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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