The Atlantic Book of British and American Poetry, Volume 2Edith Sitwell Little, Brown, 1958 - 1092 pages The Atlantic Book of British and American Poetry is the Life's work of a master reader and a practicing major poet: Dame Edith Sitwell. In a volume which is a labor of love as well as of scholarship, Dame Edith has brought together within the covers of a single book the best of poetry in English, from the earliest pre-Chaucerian lyrics to the British and American poets of the 1950's. -Book leaf |
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Page 112
... Tell Potentates they live Acting by others action , Not lovd unlesse they give , Not strong but by affection . If Potentates reply , Give Potentates the lie . Tell men of high condition , That mannage the estate , Their purpose is ...
... Tell Potentates they live Acting by others action , Not lovd unlesse they give , Not strong but by affection . If Potentates reply , Give Potentates the lie . Tell men of high condition , That mannage the estate , Their purpose is ...
Page 113
Edith Sitwell. Tell Arts they have no soundnesse , But vary by esteeming , Tell schooles they want pro- foundnes And stand so much on seeming . If Arts and schooles reply , Give arts and schooles the lie . Tell faith its fled the Citie ...
Edith Sitwell. Tell Arts they have no soundnesse , But vary by esteeming , Tell schooles they want pro- foundnes And stand so much on seeming . If Arts and schooles reply , Give arts and schooles the lie . Tell faith its fled the Citie ...
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... Tell us , for Oracles must still ascend , For those that crave them at your tomb : Tell us , where are those beauties now become , And what they now intend : Tell us , alas , that cannot tell our grief , Or hope relief . TEARS , FLOW NO ...
... Tell us , for Oracles must still ascend , For those that crave them at your tomb : Tell us , where are those beauties now become , And what they now intend : Tell us , alas , that cannot tell our grief , Or hope relief . TEARS , FLOW NO ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
SUNSET ON CALVARY | 17 |
Geoffrey Chaucer 1340?1400 | 30 |
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assonances beauty bel amy birds blessed blood breast breath brest bright Centaurs clouds cold CRAZY JANE dark dead dear death DEFLORES delight DESDEMONA dost doth dream earth Edith Sitwell eyes face fair fall fear fire flame flowers glory gold golden grace grave green grief hair HAMLET hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hell Hippodamia Jennifer gentle King kiss lady land LEAR leaves light lips live look Lord MACBETH moon mordre morning never night Nymph o'er OTHELLO Pirithous poem queen rose round shadow shine sigh sight sing sleep snow soft song soul sound spirit spring stars Stephen Spender strange Sunne sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought Timor mortis conturbat tree unto voice W. H. Auden waves weep wind wings words