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Celebrates english poetrys forms, lyrics, satires, hymns, odes, sonnets, elegies, ballads, and free verse in a collection of 820 poems by such authors as marlowe, shakespeare, jonson. The new jerusalem song of mary the mother of christ london. Oxford book of english verse by arthur quiller couch abebooks. Publication date 1912 topics english poetry publisher oxford, the. Especially is this true of oxford university and its press, and even more so of that presss oxford book of english verse,now available in a new. As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the coronavirus. Here is a treasurehouse of over seven centuries of english poetry, chosen and introduced by christopher ricks, whom auden described as exactly the kind of. Warmly welcomed by fellow poets john betjeman and w. See all 17 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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