Great and Familiar: The Heritage of English PoetryFenrose Limited, 1974 - 316 pages |
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... eyes resting on the moonlit stream : And then they land , and thou art seen no more . Maidens who from the distant hamlets come To dance around the Fyfield elm in May , Oft through the darkening fields have seen thee roam , Or cross a ...
... eyes resting on the moonlit stream : And then they land , and thou art seen no more . Maidens who from the distant hamlets come To dance around the Fyfield elm in May , Oft through the darkening fields have seen thee roam , Or cross a ...
Page 28
... eyes are set in a stare ; And anon there breaks a sigh , And anon there drops a tear , From a sorrow - clouded eye , And a heart sorrow - laden , And a long , long sigh ; For the cloud strange eyes of a little Mermaiden , And the gleam ...
... eyes are set in a stare ; And anon there breaks a sigh , And anon there drops a tear , From a sorrow - clouded eye , And a heart sorrow - laden , And a long , long sigh ; For the cloud strange eyes of a little Mermaiden , And the gleam ...
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... eye of the dead men . In his loneli- ness and fixedness he yearneth to- wards the journeying Moon , and the stars that ... eyes away ; I looked upon the rotting deck , And there the dead men lay . I looked to heaven , and tried to pray ...
... eye of the dead men . In his loneli- ness and fixedness he yearneth to- wards the journeying Moon , and the stars that ... eyes away ; I looked upon the rotting deck , And there the dead men lay . I looked to heaven , and tried to pray ...
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ARNOLD Matthew | 19 |
AUDEN Wystan Hugh | 30 |
BELLOC Hilaire | 36 |
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