Specimens of American Poetry with Critical and Biographical Notices, Volume 2B. Blom, 1967 These 454 selections from 188 authors form the first major verse anthology in the United States. Kettell, who knew many of the poets, pens personal and sometimes withering biographical essays to achieve a comprehensive rather than solely pantheonic collection. |
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... beneath th ' envenom'd tide , Where the sons of sorrow ' bide ; Thee , the mighty demon host ; Thee , the giants of the frost ; Thee , the genii tribes adore ; Fenris owns thy sovereign power : And th ' imperial prince of fire , Surtur ...
... beneath th ' envenom'd tide , Where the sons of sorrow ' bide ; Thee , the mighty demon host ; Thee , the giants of the frost ; Thee , the genii tribes adore ; Fenris owns thy sovereign power : And th ' imperial prince of fire , Surtur ...
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... beneath an aged oak , Which , though late riven by a thunder - stroke , Seem'd tempest - proof , and there the fearless Knight Waited impatient for returning light . * * * Tremendous scene ! the prowlers of the wood Stopp'd in mid ...
... beneath an aged oak , Which , though late riven by a thunder - stroke , Seem'd tempest - proof , and there the fearless Knight Waited impatient for returning light . * * * Tremendous scene ! the prowlers of the wood Stopp'd in mid ...
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... beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death ! Flag of the seas ! on ocean's wave , Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave , When death , careering on the gale , Sleeps darkly round the bellied sail , And ...
... beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death ! Flag of the seas ! on ocean's wave , Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave , When death , careering on the gale , Sleeps darkly round the bellied sail , And ...
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JOEL BARLOW | 1 |
The Hasty Pudding | 11 |
From the Vision of Columbus | 21 |
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