The Family Book of VerseLewis Gannett Harper, 1961 - 351 pages Established favorite poetry to be read aloud and loved, ranging from rousing rhythms to more meditative, quieter poems. |
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... heart with pleasure fills , And dances with the daffodils . WILLIAM WORDSWORTH My Heart Leaps Up My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky : So was it when my life began ; So is it now I am a man ; So be it when I shall Or ...
... heart with pleasure fills , And dances with the daffodils . WILLIAM WORDSWORTH My Heart Leaps Up My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky : So was it when my life began ; So is it now I am a man ; So be it when I shall Or ...
Page 261
... heart of the steed and the heart of the master Were beating like prisoners assaulting their walls , Impatient to be where the battle - field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play , With Sheridan only ten miles ...
... heart of the steed and the heart of the master Were beating like prisoners assaulting their walls , Impatient to be where the battle - field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play , With Sheridan only ten miles ...
Page 263
... heart ! heart ! heart ! O the bleeding drops of red , Where on the deck my Captain lies , Fallen cold and dead . O Captain ! my Captain ! rise up and hear the bells ; Rise up - for you the flag is flung - for you the bugle trills , For ...
... heart ! heart ! heart ! O the bleeding drops of red , Where on the deck my Captain lies , Fallen cold and dead . O Captain ! my Captain ! rise up and hear the bells ; Rise up - for you the flag is flung - for you the bugle trills , For ...
Contents
Gods World | 1 |
A Thing of Beauty JOHN KEATS | 14 |
Shelleys Skylark | 21 |
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A. E. HOUSMAN ALFRED TENNYSON beat beauty bird blossom blow blue breath bright captain's gig Casey Jones clouds dark daughter dawn dead dear Dong dream E. E. CUMMINGS earth EMILY DICKINSON eyes feet flowers frost GEORGE GORDON BYRON golden grass green hand hath hear heard heart heaven hills of Habersham Jumbly Kew in lilac-time KIPLING land laughing light look MARK VAN DOREN meadow Miniver moon moonlight morning mountain never night Nokomis o'er poems poetry poets ride river roar ROBERT rose round RUDYARD KIPLING Rum Tum Tugger shadow shining ship shore sighs silent singing sleep smile snow song soul spring stars sweet tears tell thee There's things thou thought trail trees Twas valleys of Hall voice wall wander weary wild WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind woods