100 Best-Loved Poems: Shakespeare, Poe, Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson, Wordsworth, Yeats, Frost and MorePhilip Smith Courier Corporation, 4 Απρ 2012 - 96 σελίδες Here are some of the most-loved poems in the English language, chosen not merely for their popularity, but for their literary quality as well. Dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, these splendid poems remain evergreen in their capacity to engage our minds and refresh our spirits. |
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... never mair cam hame . O lang , lang may the ladies sit , Wi ' their fans into their hand , Before they see Sir Patrick Spens Come sailing to the strand ! And lang , lang may the maidens sit Wi ' their gowd kames17 in their hair , A ...
... marriage of true minds Admit impediments . Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds , Or bends with the remover to remove : O , no ! it is an ever - fixed mark , That looks on tempests and is never shaken ; It.
... never shaken ; It is the star to every wandering bark , Whose worth's unknown , although his height be taken . Love's not Time's fool , though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come ; Love alters not with his ...
... never shall be free , Nor ever chaste , except you ravish me . BEN JONSON ( 1572–1637 ) At his peak the leading literary figure of his day , Jonson was an associate of Shakespeare , Donne and other distinguished persons , as well as ...
... never like too much . ROBERT HERRICK ( 1591-1674 ) One of Ben Jonson's many followers , Herrick did not let his position as an Anglican cleric deter his composing sensual lyrics ( of which the following is a mild example ) that ...
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ANDREW MARVELL 16211678 | 17 |
WILLIAM BLAKE 17571827 | 24 |
ROBERT BURNS 17591796 | 26 |
LEIGH HUNT 17841859 | 32 |
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 17941878 | 40 |
EDGAR ALLAN POE 18091849 | 55 |
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON 18091892 | 62 |
GEORGE MEREDITH 18281909 | 68 |
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI 18301894 | 71 |
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS 18651939 | 80 |
CARL SANDBURG 18781967 | 85 |
Alphabetical List of First Lines | 99 |
RALPH WALDO EMERSON 18031882 | 49 |