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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... river , ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea . So twice five miles of fertile ground With ... river . Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran , Then reached the caverns ...
... river , ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea . So twice five miles of fertile ground With ... river . Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran , Then reached the caverns ...
Page 154
... river God scooped the clay ; And by the bank of the river He kneeled him down ; And there the great God Almighty Who lit the sun and fixed it in the sky , Who flung the stars to the most far corner of the night , Who rounded the earth ...
... river God scooped the clay ; And by the bank of the river He kneeled him down ; And there the great God Almighty Who lit the sun and fixed it in the sky , Who flung the stars to the most far corner of the night , Who rounded the earth ...
Page 308
... river done , The prodigies of rod and gun ; Till , warming with the tales he told , Forgotten was the outside cold , The bitter wind unheeded blew , From ripening corn the pigeons flew , The partridge drummed i ' the wood , the mink ...
... river done , The prodigies of rod and gun ; Till , warming with the tales he told , Forgotten was the outside cold , The bitter wind unheeded blew , From ripening corn the pigeons flew , The partridge drummed i ' the wood , the mink ...
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