The Poems of James ShirleyKing's crown Press, 1941 - 108 pages |
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Page xvii
... poet has worked , one must be pre- pared to put up with some unavoidable confusion , inco- herence , and shaky speculation : a poet will not be entirely explained by his school , nor will he be influenced by some of the sources that the ...
... poet has worked , one must be pre- pared to put up with some unavoidable confusion , inco- herence , and shaky speculation : a poet will not be entirely explained by his school , nor will he be influenced by some of the sources that the ...
Page xix
... poet like Shirley we see more of the school and less of the teachers . Poets like him have Aeolian harps rather than lyres ; their music depends upon the motion of the atmosphere around them . Had he lived fifty years later , Shirley ...
... poet like Shirley we see more of the school and less of the teachers . Poets like him have Aeolian harps rather than lyres ; their music depends upon the motion of the atmosphere around them . Had he lived fifty years later , Shirley ...
Page 33
... Poet will not purchase many Towns , And if you leave us too , we cannot thrive , I'le promise neither Play , nor Poet live Till ye come back ; think what you do , you see What audiences we have , what Company " To Shakespear comes ...
... Poet will not purchase many Towns , And if you leave us too , we cannot thrive , I'le promise neither Play , nor Poet live Till ye come back ; think what you do , you see What audiences we have , what Company " To Shakespear comes ...
Contents
To his Mistris upon the Bayes withered | 6 |
Vpon the death of K James | 14 |
A Prologue to Mr Fletchers Play in Ireland | 29 |
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