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 554
O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate , Too soon dejected , and too soon elate . Sudden these honours shall be snatch'd away , And curs'd for ever this victorious day . For lo ! the board with cups and spoons is crown'd The ...
O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate , Too soon dejected , and too soon elate . Sudden these honours shall be snatch'd away , And curs'd for ever this victorious day . For lo ! the board with cups and spoons is crown'd The ...
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V Death will come when thou art dead , Soon , too soon - Sleep will come when thou art fled ; Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee , beloved Night - Swift be thine approaching flight , Come soon , soon !
V Death will come when thou art dead , Soon , too soon - Sleep will come when thou art fled ; Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee , beloved Night - Swift be thine approaching flight , Come soon , soon !
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Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on , Soon will the musk carnations break and swell , Soon shall we have gold - dusted snapdragon , Sweet - William with his homely cottage - smell , And stocks in fragrant blow ; Roses that down ...
Soon will the high Midsummer pomps come on , Soon will the musk carnations break and swell , Soon shall we have gold - dusted snapdragon , Sweet - William with his homely cottage - smell , And stocks in fragrant blow ; Roses that down ...
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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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