The Listening Child: A Selection from the Stories of English Verse Made for the Youngest Readers and HearersMacmillan Company, 1900 - 408 páginas A selection of poems from the 14th through the 19th century. |
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... them wore a shape as strange and curious to our eyes as the pictur- esque costumes of the people whom Chaucer tells about . With some puzzling , we can make out most of what Chaucer says , and we feel that his language is xxiii.
... them wore a shape as strange and curious to our eyes as the pictur- esque costumes of the people whom Chaucer tells about . With some puzzling , we can make out most of what Chaucer says , and we feel that his language is xxiii.
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... eyes that were very sharp , but also very kindly . Even toward mean and wicked people we may fancy that he was thankful for their furnishing him at least with curi- ous specimens for his collection , and the noble and beautiful things ...
... eyes that were very sharp , but also very kindly . Even toward mean and wicked people we may fancy that he was thankful for their furnishing him at least with curi- ous specimens for his collection , and the noble and beautiful things ...
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... And winking Mary - buds begin To ope their golden eyes ; With everything that pretty bin , My lady sweet , arise ; Arise , arise . SONG THE GREENWOOD TREE From As YOU LIKE IT WILLIAM 3 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616 Morning.
... And winking Mary - buds begin To ope their golden eyes ; With everything that pretty bin , My lady sweet , arise ; Arise , arise . SONG THE GREENWOOD TREE From As YOU LIKE IT WILLIAM 3 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616 Morning.
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... eyes : Nothing of him that doth fade , But doth suffer a sea - change Into something rich and strange ; Sea - nymphs hourly ring his knell : Hark ! now I hear them , Ding , dong , bell . - LULLABY FOR TITANIA From MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S ...
... eyes : Nothing of him that doth fade , But doth suffer a sea - change Into something rich and strange ; Sea - nymphs hourly ring his knell : Hark ! now I hear them , Ding , dong , bell . - LULLABY FOR TITANIA From MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S ...
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... engender'd in the eyes , With gazing fed ; and Fancy dies In the cradle where it lies : Let us all ring Fancy's knell ; I'll begin it , ding , dong , bell . -Ding , dong , bell . WHO IS SYLVIA ? From THE Two GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 14.
... engender'd in the eyes , With gazing fed ; and Fancy dies In the cradle where it lies : Let us all ring Fancy's knell ; I'll begin it , ding , dong , bell . -Ding , dong , bell . WHO IS SYLVIA ? From THE Two GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 14.
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Términos y frases comunes
Allen-a-Dale baby Bell beneath bird bloom blow blue Bob-o'-link bonnie bough brave breast bright Charlie charming Chloe chee child County Guy darling dear earth eyes fair Farewell flowers Glenara Glenlogie golden gray green hark hath hear heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Highlands hills Inchcape Inchcape Rock JOHN JOHN KEATS kiss Lamb laugh leaves light Lord Lord Lovel LORD TENNYSON loud merry moon morning mountain nest never night Nokomis o'er Peggy pipe quoth ROBERT BURNS Robin Rock rode Rory rose round SAMUEL LOVER SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Scottish cavalier shepherds shine sing SIR WALTER SCOTT sits sleep smile song sound Spink squirrel steed summer sweet tear thee thing THOMAS thou tree twas voice waves weep wild WILLIAM WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings woods young
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Página 185 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An Angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head, 151O And with a look made of all sweet accord Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord,
Página 177 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Página 23 - A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Página 179 - And sweep through the deep, While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow. The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell, Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep, While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Página 75 - TOLL for the brave ! The brave that are no more ! All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore ! Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land-breeze shook the shrouds, And she was over-set ; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete.
Página 158 - Over earth and ocean, with gentle motion, This pilot is guiding me, Lured by the love of the genii that move In the depths of the purple sea Over the rills, and the crags, and the hills. Over the lakes and the plains, Wherever he dream, under mountain or stream, The Spirit he loves remains; And I all the while bask in Heaven's blue smile, Whilst he is dissolving in rains.
Página 279 - Forward, the Light Brigade ! Charge for the guns ! " he said : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade...
Página 159 - I am the daughter of earth and water, And the nursling of the sky; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores ; I change, but I cannot die. For after the rain when, with never a stain, The pavilion of heaven is bare, And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams, Build up the blue dome of air...
Página 5 - O ! then I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners...
Página 147 - O, young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broad-sword he weapon had none, He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.