The Looking Glass Book of VerseJanet Adam Smith A collection of well-known poems for children. |
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Page 59
... night and shorten day , Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree . I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow ; I shall sing when night's decay Ushers in a drearier day . EMILY BRONTË ...
... night and shorten day , Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree . I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow ; I shall sing when night's decay Ushers in a drearier day . EMILY BRONTË ...
Page 252
... Night sank upon the dusky beach , and on the purple sea , Such night in England ne'er had been , nor e'er again shall be . From Eddystone to Berwick bounds , from Lynn to Milford Bay , That time of slumber was as bright and busy as the ...
... Night sank upon the dusky beach , and on the purple sea , Such night in England ne'er had been , nor e'er again shall be . From Eddystone to Berwick bounds , from Lynn to Milford Bay , That time of slumber was as bright and busy as the ...
Page 302
... night we went to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head . I knew no harm of Bonaparte and plenty of the Squire , And for to fight the Frenchman I did not much desire ; But I did bash their baggonets because they came arrayed To straighten out ...
... night we went to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head . I knew no harm of Bonaparte and plenty of the Squire , And for to fight the Frenchman I did not much desire ; But I did bash their baggonets because they came arrayed To straighten out ...
Contents
Introduction | 23 |
William Blake | 24 |
O St John Gogarty Verse | 31 |
Copyright | |
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a-way A. E. HOUSMAN Aiken Drum ancient Mariner ANON ARTHUR WALEY bells bird blow blue Bonny Dundee bright burning captain's gig child Collected Poems Copyright dance dark dead dear death deep door doth Drum earth eyes fear fits a little flowers green Greensleeves hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hill horse Jellicle Cats King lady land Lars Porsena light live Lord loud Merrily merry Miniver moon morning never came back night o'er Pangur Bán pipe play quoth river roar ROBERT ROBERT FROST rose round sail shadow ship sing snow song soul sound stars stood sweet T. S. ELIOT tell thee thou tick town tree unto voice W. B. YEATS W. H. Auden waves wild WILLIAM WILLIAM BLAKE Willy Wood wind wood