Roofs of Gold, Poems to Read AloudPadraic Colum An anthology of poems chosen for their striking imagery, picturesqueness, action and humor. |
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... hills , Enfolding sunny spots of greenery . But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover ! A savage place ! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing ...
... hills , Enfolding sunny spots of greenery . But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover ! A savage place ! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing ...
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... hills with thunder riven , Then rushed the steed to battle driven , And louder than the bolts of heaven Far flashed the red artillery . But redder yet that light shall glow On Linden's hills of stainèd snow And bloodier yet the torrent ...
... hills with thunder riven , Then rushed the steed to battle driven , And louder than the bolts of heaven Far flashed the red artillery . But redder yet that light shall glow On Linden's hills of stainèd snow And bloodier yet the torrent ...
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... the farm away , All the moon long I heard , blessed among stables , the night - jars Flying with the ricks , and the horses Flashing into the dark . And then to awake , and the farm , like [ 160 ] Fern Hill DYLAN THOMAS.
... the farm away , All the moon long I heard , blessed among stables , the night - jars Flying with the ricks , and the horses Flashing into the dark . And then to awake , and the farm , like [ 160 ] Fern Hill DYLAN THOMAS.
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Vision of Belshazzar GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON | 5 |
By the Statue of King Charles at Charing Cross | 18 |
The Oracles | 24 |
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A. E. HOUSMAN Annabel Lee ballad Barmacides battle beautiful bells of Shandon bird blow brave bright broncho Captain chamber door cold Collected Poems cried dark dead deep doth dream E. E. CUMMINGS eyes fear flew FRANCIS MAHONY galloped green grey Growltiger hair hand haste hath hear heard heart heaven horse James Stephens King land Lenore light long thoughts look LORD loud Macmillan Company Mariner merry Minnaloushe mist moon morning mournful Muriel Rukeyser never Nevermore night o'er PADRAIC COLUM poet Quoth Raven round sails Samian wine shadow ship shore sigh silence sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep snow song soul sound stars stood sweet T. S. ELIOT tell thee THOMAS CAMPBELL thou thoughts of youth tree Twas voice W. B. YEATS wall waves Wedding-Guest WILLIAM COWPER wind wind's wine young Lochinvar youth are long