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... field and bristling hedge , On velvet feet he went . The wind was kind , withheld from him my scent Till my threaded gaze unmasked him standing there , The colour of last year's beech leaves , pointed black , Poised , uncertain ...
... field and bristling hedge , On velvet feet he went . The wind was kind , withheld from him my scent Till my threaded gaze unmasked him standing there , The colour of last year's beech leaves , pointed black , Poised , uncertain ...
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... field of snow ; Even nose , and cheek withal , Smooth as is the billiard - ball : Chin , as woolly as the peach ; And his lip should kissing teach , Till he cherished too much beard , And make Love or me afeard . He would have a hand as ...
... field of snow ; Even nose , and cheek withal , Smooth as is the billiard - ball : Chin , as woolly as the peach ; And his lip should kissing teach , Till he cherished too much beard , And make Love or me afeard . He would have a hand as ...
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... Flodden The battle of Flodden Field was fought on September 9th , 1513. The Scots were defeated by the English , and James IV of Scotland was killed . loaning lane or by - road the Flowers of the Forest meaning the Scottish soldiers who ...
... Flodden The battle of Flodden Field was fought on September 9th , 1513. The Scots were defeated by the English , and James IV of Scotland was killed . loaning lane or by - road the Flowers of the Forest meaning the Scottish soldiers who ...
Contents
An Elegy on the Death | 112 |
The Host of the Air W B Yeats | 118 |
A Subalterns Love Song John Betjeman | 125 |
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