The Oxford Library of English Poetry: Darley to HeaneyJohn Wain Oxford University Press, 1986 - 476 pages |
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... Silence , listening To silence , for no lonely bird would sing Into his hollow ear from woods forlorn , Nor lowly hedge nor solitary thorn ; - Shaking his languid locks all dewy bright With tangled gossamer that fell by night , Pearling ...
... Silence , listening To silence , for no lonely bird would sing Into his hollow ear from woods forlorn , Nor lowly hedge nor solitary thorn ; - Shaking his languid locks all dewy bright With tangled gossamer that fell by night , Pearling ...
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... Silence ! Not even a shriek ! ' And excitedly tingled his bell . There was silence supreme ! Not a shriek , not a scream , Scarcely even a howl or a groan , As the man they called ' Ho ! ' told his story of woe In an antediluvian tone ...
... Silence ! Not even a shriek ! ' And excitedly tingled his bell . There was silence supreme ! Not a shriek , not a scream , Scarcely even a howl or a groan , As the man they called ' Ho ! ' told his story of woe In an antediluvian tone ...
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... silence on the other side . If you do not even hear that I'll give the beast a quick skelp And through Art you'll hear it yelp . The beast that lives on silence takes Its bite out of either side . It pads and sniffs between us . Now It ...
... silence on the other side . If you do not even hear that I'll give the beast a quick skelp And through Art you'll hear it yelp . The beast that lives on silence takes Its bite out of either side . It pads and sniffs between us . Now It ...
Contents
GEORGE DARLEY 17951846 | 1 |
The Wife ALost | 31 |
JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN 18031849 | 40 |
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