Bartlett's Poems for OccasionsLittle, Brown, 03.09.2007 - 544 Seiten Bartlett's Poems for Occasions, an entertaining, thought-provoking companion to the bestselling Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, is the book to turn to for any circumstance -- from birth to death and everything in between. Under the direction of esteemed poet and writer Geoffrey O'Brien, Bartlett's Poems for Occasions will inspire you to turn to poetry to celebrate a new baby or marriage, toast a colleague, cheer a graduate, honor a birthday, deliver a eulogy, or add zest to a holiday party. It is the perfect solution to the age-old question, What should I say? |
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... Sing America HALLOWEEN : PHANTASMS AND HAUNTINGS William Shakespeare : Witches ' Song ( I ) ( From Macbeth ) Ben Jonson : Witches ' Song ( II ) Thomas Lovell Beddoes : Dirge Edgar Allan Poe : The City in the Sea Alfred , Lord Tennyson ...
... Sing America HALLOWEEN : PHANTASMS AND HAUNTINGS William Shakespeare : Witches ' Song ( I ) ( From Macbeth ) Ben Jonson : Witches ' Song ( II ) Thomas Lovell Beddoes : Dirge Edgar Allan Poe : The City in the Sea Alfred , Lord Tennyson ...
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... sing : Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , SPRING | 5 OF NATURE 61 Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu SPRING Anonymous (trans F L Lucas): ...
... sing : Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , SPRING | 5 OF NATURE 61 Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu SPRING Anonymous (trans F L Lucas): ...
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... sing to her , Fold our hands round her knees , and cling ? O that man's heart were as fire and could spring to her , Fire , or the strength of the streams that spring ! For the stars and the winds are unto her As raiment , as songs of ...
... sing to her , Fold our hands round her knees , and cling ? O that man's heart were as fire and could spring to her , Fire , or the strength of the streams that spring ! For the stars and the winds are unto her As raiment , as songs of ...
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... sing ; The glassy peartree leaves and blooms , they brush The descending blue ; that blue is all in a rush With richness ; the racing lambs too have fair their fling . What is all this juice and all this joy ? A strain of the earth's ...
... sing ; The glassy peartree leaves and blooms , they brush The descending blue ; that blue is all in a rush With richness ; the racing lambs too have fair their fling . What is all this juice and all this joy ? A strain of the earth's ...
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... sing cuckoo ! Groweth seed and bloweth meed And springeth the wood now- Sing cuckoo ! Ewe bleateth after lamb , Loweth after calf cow ; Bullock starteth , buck farteth . Merry sing cuckoo ! Cuckoo ! Cuckoo ! Well singest thou cuckoo ...
... sing cuckoo ! Groweth seed and bloweth meed And springeth the wood now- Sing cuckoo ! Ewe bleateth after lamb , Loweth after calf cow ; Bullock starteth , buck farteth . Merry sing cuckoo ! Cuckoo ! Cuckoo ! Well singest thou cuckoo ...
Inhalt
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25 | |
VALENTINES | 41 |
CELEBRATING FAMILY | 51 |
THE FOURTH OF JULY | 61 |
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON | 78 |
YOUTH AND ITS PLEASURES | 123 |
INTO ADULTHOOD | 136 |
Why so pale and wan fond lover | 305 |
To | 311 |
Wild Nights | 317 |
SEPARATIONS AND FAREWELLS | 341 |
SOLITUDE | 361 |
These | 391 |
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING | 400 |
Gratitude to the Unknown Instructors | 407 |
MARRIAGE | 146 |
Still Here | 177 |
RETIREMENT FROM WORK AND FROM THE WORLD | 183 |
Leisure | 189 |
His Execution | 215 |
On the Death of | 231 |
Sleep brings no joy | 237 |
Requiescat | 243 |
THE HUMAN CONDITION | 251 |
CONTENTMENT | 265 |
THE WORKING LIFE | 272 |
LOVE AND PASSION | 282 |
When in disgrace with fortune and mens eyes | 293 |
The Ecstasy | 299 |
THE FATES OF NATIONS AND EMPIRES | 413 |
IN TIME OF WAR | 420 |
FROM THE AMERICAN STORY | 437 |
Reconciliation | 453 |
THE UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWABLE | 472 |
Heart of Autumn | 486 |
73 | 495 |
21 | 496 |
26 | 502 |
78 | 505 |
83 | 83 |
89 | 89 |
96 | 96 |
The Sky is low the Clouds are mean | 130 |
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A. E. HOUSMAN AMERICAN ARTHUR WALEY auld auld lang syne beautiful birds blue breath buyer Chapter client cold communication components CONDITION cuckoo dark dead death doth dream E. E. CUMMINGS earth eyes fall fire flowers friends gone green grief hand happy hath hear heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hill home inspectors inspection kiss laugh leaves light live look Lord mind MOMENTS AND ULTIMATE moon morning never night o'er Oh stay pleasure poems rain Ring river ROBERT ROBERT FROST roof rose round seller shadows silence sing sleep smile snow song soul spring stars summer sweet tell thee things thou thought TRANSLATED trees TRUMBULL STICKNEY ULTIMATE MATTERS VINCENT MILLAY voice wild WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ENGLISH WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind winter wood youth
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Seite 25 - To bend with apples the mossed cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core ; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel ; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease ; For Summer has o'erbrimmed their clammy cells.