Five Centuries Of English Verse: Wordsworth To Tennyson

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Bound in original maroon full flexible cloth, title in gilt to spine and front (still bright), all edges gilt. After the war he joined the Indian Civil Service and rose up through the ranks, serving as Deputy Commissioner of the Central Provinces and Berar. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc.

On 26 November 1948 the plane he was traveling on crashed, killing all sixteen passengers and five crew. Five of the brothers died during the First and Second World Wars (the surviving brother being Geoffrey Grigson).Elizabethan poets waged no wars ; they were discoverers without being, in the realm of fancy, buccaneers, as some of them were on the Spanish Main. Volume 1: Chaucer to Burns, 412 numbered pages, including index of "Poets" and index of "First Words". Chaucer, as he tells us everywhere, drank deep of the open fountains, and gloried in his draughts from them. This is book is Vol II and ought to be read in conjunction with (but not necessarily prior to) Vol I Chaucer to Burns.

It is written for those who have an interest in poetry, but are either intimidated by poetry or are unsure of where to begin their journey. Volume II: Wordsworth to Tennyson, 410 numbered pages, including index of "Poets" and index of "First Words", (Both Complete in One Volume). Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.Edmund Blunden (British Poet) left the army in 1919, having married his first wife Mary in 1918, and took up his Oxford scholarship. These strangers have quickly become new found friends encouraging me to further explore a rewarding journey into poetry. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

Each begins with a brief history of the poet, followed by brief selected passages - each with an appropriate introduction by Stebbing. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Admiration is not to be sought for Chaucer by way of alms, with a kind of compassionate indulgence for him as phenomenal for his period.Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.