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 235
... trees are seas of bloom and soft perfume and sweet perfume , The cherry - trees are seas of bloom ( and oh , so near to London ! ) And there they say , when dawn is high and all the world's a blaze of sky The cuckoo , though he's very ...
... trees are seas of bloom and soft perfume and sweet perfume , The cherry - trees are seas of bloom ( and oh , so near to London ! ) And there they say , when dawn is high and all the world's a blaze of sky The cuckoo , though he's very ...
Page 257
... trees at the turn of the road , And only pausing to fire and load . So through the night rode Paul Revere ; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm , - A cry of defiance and not of fear , A ...
... trees at the turn of the road , And only pausing to fire and load . So through the night rode Paul Revere ; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm , - A cry of defiance and not of fear , A ...
Page 287
... trees , An ' settlin ' things in windy Congresses , — Queer politicians , though , for I'll be skinned Ef all on ' em don't head aginst the wind . ' fore long the trees begin to show belief , — The maple crimsons to a coral - reef ...
... trees , An ' settlin ' things in windy Congresses , — Queer politicians , though , for I'll be skinned Ef all on ' em don't head aginst the wind . ' fore long the trees begin to show belief , — The maple crimsons to a coral - reef ...
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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