Lyric
Selected Poems
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Mary Willis Shuey
Mary Willis Shuey lived in New Orleans and was ‘an authority and prolific writer on things Southern’. These poems were published between 191…
Three Hills
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Everard Owen
In this short collection of poetry published in 1916, the Reverend Everard Owen explores the sacrifices of the First World War from an Engli…
Divorce
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Charles Williams
Charles Williams was one of The Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.Although Williams' p…
Beyond the Breakers and other Poems
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George Sterling
George Sterling was born on Long Island, New York but spent most of his life in California where he had a successful career in business and …
They Flee From Me and other poems
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Thomas Wyatt
Sir Thomas Wyatt was an English poet, courtier and ambassador for King Henry VIII, who sent him on Embassies to the Pope and the Holy Roman …
Poems of 1912-13
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Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy wrote these poems in response to the death of his first wife. They are considered to be among his finest work.(Summary by Alan …
Poesies from Abroad
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Florence Henniker
Florence Henniker was a British poet and novelist whose ‘Poesies from Abroad’ was first published in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in Septe…
A Happy New Year and Other Verses
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Charles Edward De La Poer Beresford
This is a collection of 27 poems, some seasonal to New Years and Christmas, but others on themes of religion, nature and home. (Summary by L…
By Scarlet Torch and Blade
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Anthony Henderson Euwer
Anthony Euwer, often appearing in anthologies of American poetry is also author of "Christopher Cricket on Cats" and "The Lim…
Petunia Blossoms
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Dorothea Auguste Gunhilde Schrage
American poet, Dorothea Auguste Gunhilde Schrage, presents a collection of lyrical poems celebrating home, nature, and sentiment. - Summary …
Jessie Pope's War Poems
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Jessie Pope
Jessie Pope published these poems during the early months of the First World War. They were very popular at the time and the author received…
Twenty Sonnets
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Robert Southey
The English poet Robert Southey was born in Bristol in 1774 and held the post of Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843.These twent…
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…
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…