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Was nothing but the stars and the grey sky . She was an elfin pinnace ; lustily boat I dipped my oars into the silent lake , And , as I rose upon the stroke , Went heaving through the water like a swan ; my When , from behind that ...
Was nothing but the stars and the grey sky . She was an elfin pinnace ; lustily boat I dipped my oars into the silent lake , And , as I rose upon the stroke , Went heaving through the water like a swan ; my When , from behind that ...
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LXXXVIII Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven ! ... a kindred with you ; for are A beauty and a mystery , and create ye In us such love and reverence from afar , That fortune , fame , power , life , have named themselves a star .
LXXXVIII Ye stars ! which are the poetry of heaven ! ... a kindred with you ; for are A beauty and a mystery , and create ye In us such love and reverence from afar , That fortune , fame , power , life , have named themselves a star .
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... War , Flood , and Fire , Have dealt upon the seven - hill'd city's pride ; She saw her glories star by star expire ... hath wrapt and wrap All round us : we but feel our way to err : The ocean hath its chart , the stars their map ...
... War , Flood , and Fire , Have dealt upon the seven - hill'd city's pride ; She saw her glories star by star expire ... hath wrapt and wrap All round us : we but feel our way to err : The ocean hath its chart , the stars their map ...
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Contents
Medieval Lyrics | 1 |
The Franklins Tale | 16 |
The wordes of the Host to the Phisicien | 28 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Oxford Anthology of English Poetry |
| Editors | Howard Foster Lowry, Willard Thorp |
| Contributor | Margaret Farrand Thorp |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1947 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 1232 pages |
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