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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Page 129
... strong man must go : For the journey is done and the summit attained , And the barriers fall , Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained , The reward of it all . I was ever a fighter , so - one fight more , The best and the ...
... strong man must go : For the journey is done and the summit attained , And the barriers fall , Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained , The reward of it all . I was ever a fighter , so - one fight more , The best and the ...
Page 197
... strong obedience broke the sky When Solomon was king . They rush in red and purple from the red clouds of the morn , From temples where the yellow gods shut up their eyes in scorn ; They rise in green robes roaring from the green hells ...
... strong obedience broke the sky When Solomon was king . They rush in red and purple from the red clouds of the morn , From temples where the yellow gods shut up their eyes in scorn ; They rise in green robes roaring from the green hells ...
Page 247
... strong , The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam , The mason singing his as he makes ready for work , or leaves off work , The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat , the deck - hand singing on the steamboat ...
... strong , The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam , The mason singing his as he makes ready for work , or leaves off work , The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat , the deck - hand singing on the steamboat ...
Contents
Gods World | 1 |
A Thing of Beauty JOHN KEATS | 14 |
Shelleys Skylark | 21 |
Copyright | |
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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