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John Donne: The Primrose, Being at Montgomery Castle upon the Hill, on which It Is Situate.
The Primrose, Being at Montgomery Castle upon the Hill, on which It Is Situate. Upon this Primrose hill, Where, if heaven would distil A shower of rain,…Macpherson, James
(Encyclopedia) Macpherson, James, 1736–96, Scottish author. Educated at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, he spent his early years as a schoolmaster. In later life he held a colonial secretaryship in West…John Donne: Song: Soul's Joy, Now I Am Gone
SongSoul's joy, now I am gone, And you alone, —Which cannot be, Since I must leave myself with thee, And carry thee with me—…John Donne: Expostulation I. Insultus morbi primus
ExpostulationJohn DonneIF I were but mere dust and ashes I might speak unto the Lord, for the Lord's hand made me of this dust, and the Lord's hand shall re-collect these ashes; the Lord's…John Donne: Expostulation II. Post actio laesa
ExpostulationJohn Donne DAVID professes himself dead dog to his king Saul, [1 Sam. 24:15] and so doth Mephibosheth to his king David, [2 Sam. 9:8] and yet David speaks to Saul, and…John Donne: Expostulation VI. Metuit
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I find in thy book that fear is a stifling spirit, a spirit of suffocation; that “Ishbosheth could not speak, nor reply in his own defence to Abner,…O'Hara, Frank
(Encyclopedia) O'Hara, Frank 1926–66, American poet, b. Baltimore, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1950), Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (M.A., 1951). His poetry is spontaneous, vernacular, witty, personal, and…Eberhart, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Eberhart, RichardEberhart, Richardĕbˈərhärtˌ [key], 1904–2005, American poet, b. Austin, Minn., grad. Dartmouth (1926) and Cambridge (1929, 1933). He taught at various universities…lyric
(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…Yeats, W. B.
(Encyclopedia) Yeats, W. B. (William Butler Yeats), 1865–1939, Irish poet and playwright, b. Dublin. The greatest lyric poet Ireland has produced and one of the major figures of 20th-century…