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The Poetical Works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Volume 1
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Thomas Lovell Beddoes
The English poet Thomas Lovell Beddoes was born in Clifton in Bristol and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. He later studied medicine at…
To The Rural Muse and Other Poems
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John Clare
The English poet John Clare was the son of a farm labourer and was often referred to as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". His w…
A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick
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Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick had been apprenticed to a goldsmith before entering holy orders. This early training has been credited with influencing his m…
Songs Above the Drumfire
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Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice was an American poet and sportswriter. In these poems he remembers his time in France during the First World War.
Odes, Songs and Lyrical Pieces
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John Dryden
John Dryden was an English poet and playwright who was the first person to hold the title of Poet Laureate.Many of Dryden's lyrics were desi…
Hast Thou been working?
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Ada Negri
Multilingual Monthly Poetry Project is a project oriented to gather multiple translations and multiple contributions of one chosen poem for …
Purcell Ode and Other Poems
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Robert Bridges
Robert Bridges wrote the Ode to Music to mark the bicentenary of the death of Henry Purcell in 1695. - Summary by Alan MapstoneAdditional pr…