The Children's Poets: Analyses and Appraisals of the Greatest English and American Poets for Children, for Use in Normal Schools, Library Schools, and Homes |
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... BLake WILLIAM BLAKE , the morning star that preluded the dawn of the Romantic Revival , one of the most picturesque figures in English literature and art , an inspired lyric poet , displays in no more striking way the brilliance and ...
... BLake WILLIAM BLAKE , the morning star that preluded the dawn of the Romantic Revival , one of the most picturesque figures in English literature and art , an inspired lyric poet , displays in no more striking way the brilliance and ...
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... Blake produced twenty or thirty poems that are masterpieces of verse for children . It happened because Blake was Blake , and be- cause Blake was born at an opportune time . The introductory poem to Songs of Innocence expresses Blake's ...
... Blake produced twenty or thirty poems that are masterpieces of verse for children . It happened because Blake was Blake , and be- cause Blake was born at an opportune time . The introductory poem to Songs of Innocence expresses Blake's ...
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... Blake's poetry . His choicest verses - gen- uine " native wood - notes wild " -have a perfection of form as if the words had been conjured into their proper places ... Blake bitterly resented it ; it is not at all just with William Blake 91.
... Blake's poetry . His choicest verses - gen- uine " native wood - notes wild " -have a perfection of form as if the words had been conjured into their proper places ... Blake bitterly resented it ; it is not at all just with William Blake 91.
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I CHILDRENS POETRY AND CHILDRENS POETS | 1 |
MOTHER GOOSE | 11 |
ANN AND JANE TAYLOR | 49 |
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