Early American Poetry: Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau, and BryantUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1978-07-21 - 398 psl. Here is the first major-figure anthology of American poetry of the colonial and early national periods, an indispensable volume for both students and scholars of American literature and civilization. |
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... sound ; To great , to rich , to poor , to young , to old , To mean , to noble , fearful , or to bold : From king to beggar , all degrees shall find But vanity , vexation of the mind . Yea , knowing much , the pleasant'st life of all ...
... sound " ? What is't in honour to be set on high ? No , they like beasts and sons of men shall die , And whilst they live , how oft doth turn their fate ; He's now a captive that was king of late . What is't in wealth great treasures to ...
... sound of " Fire ! " and " Fire ! " Let no man know is my desire . I , starting up , the light did spy , And to my God my heart did cry To strengthen me in my distress And not to leave me succorless . Then , coming out , beheld a space ...
... sounds . The writing is forceful , though unpolished , and expresses a tense and active mind . The language is condensed ; the thought complex . Taylor chose a startling vocabulary and forced his readers to struggle with archaic diction ...
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Turinys
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62 | |
Timothy Dwight 17521817 | 121 |
Philip Freneau 17521832 | 190 |
William Cullen Bryant 17941878 | 254 |
Appendix | 319 |
Index of Poets and Titles | 377 |
Index of First Lines | 381 |
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Early American Poetry– Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau ... Jane Donahue Eberwein Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1978 |